phalange

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Each group, or phalange, was composed of 400 families, or 1,800 persons, living on a large square of land, where they could be self-contained and self-sufficient, like the manors in the feudal days.

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.

Fore-feet with five toes; the first much more slender than the others, and with a smaller ungual phalange and nail; the second, though the longest, also slender.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

The dwelling-place of a phalange will be called a phalanstère—an edifice commodious and elegant, wherein, while the convenient distribution of the interior will be first considered, the claims of architecture will not be forgotten.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

This is exactly equal to the length of the first phalange of the wing finger.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

Thirdly, the great elongation of the third wing phalange.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.