Associations to the word «Handsbreadth»

Wiktionary

HANDSBREADTH, noun. A small distance

Dictionary definition

HANDSBREADTH, noun. Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche