phalange
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It was Fourier's belief that one such phalange once established would so impress the world with its superiority that society would be glad to imitate it.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.
The true miser has always a thumb cramped towards the hand, and the nail phalange as a rule slightly turned in, as if the mind wanted to grab hold or retain.
From Palmistry for All by Cheiro
Great artists, great mechanicians, great writers—these belong to no phalange, but to humanity.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various
There is only one first phalange which has a length of 7¾ inches.
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.
She uses it to tap fatefully on trees and listen for the tiny movements of tasty grubs within, which she then extracts using those same Nosferatu phalanges.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
On Sunday, Barker shared graphic photos of his blood-stained pants and sanguinary phalanges, which took a beating after Blink-182’s set in Manchester, England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
I'd start with a small, manageable story: one hand has twenty-seven bones, split into three types—the carpals, the metacarpals, and the slippery phalanges.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2022
The phalanges are the 14 bones of the toes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Had we descended from a fish with four or six phalanges, we would have four or six fingers on each hand and would think them perfectly natural.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
