- hand-sign
- hand-sign v/t eigenhändig unterzeichnen:hand-signed handsigniert
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
White hand sign — The white hand sign is a medical sign observed as a visible whitening of skin on the hand when the subject elevates the hands above the shoulder girdle with fingers pointing to the ceiling and palms facing forward. It results from this change in… … Wikipedia
Sign of the horns — A demonstration of the Sign of the Horns The sign of the horns is a hand gesture with a variety of meanings and uses in various cultures. It is formed by extending the index and little fingers while holding the middle and ring fingers down with… … Wikipedia
Sign of the Cross — • A term applied to various manual acts, liturgical or devotional in character, which have this at least in common: that by the gesture of tracing two lines intersecting at right angles they indicate symbolically the figure of Christ s cross… … Catholic encyclopedia
Hand-kissing — is a ritual of greeting and respect. It is initiated by the person receiving the greeting by holding out her/his hand with the palm facing downward. The person kissing bows towards the offered hand and (symbolically) touches the knuckles with his … Wikipedia
Sign-on — (or startup) is the term used to describe the beginning of operations for a television station. It is the opposite to a sign off (or closedown).As with sign offs, sign ons vary from country to country, and from station to station.North AmericaIn… … Wikipedia
Sign — Sign, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Signing}.] [OE. seinen to bless, originally, to make the sign of the cross over; in this sense fr. ASS. segnian (from segn, n.), or OF. seignier, F. signer, to mark, to sign (in sense 3), fr. L … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sign — vt 1: to affix a signature to: ratify or attest by hand or seal sign a bill into law; specif: to write or mark something (as a signature) on (a document) as an acknowledgment of one s intention to be bound by it 2: to assign or convey formally… … Law dictionary
Sign of the Cross (disambiguation) — Sign of the Cross may refer to:* Sign of the Cross, the ritual hand motion by Christians * The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe , a book by Colm Tóibín * The Sign of the Cross (film) , directed by Cecil B. DeMille * Sign of the Cross … Wikipedia
sign — [n1] indication, evidence assurance, augury, auspice, badge, beacon, bell, caution, clue, divination, flag, flash, foreboding, foreknowledge, foreshadowing, foretoken, forewarning, gesture, giveaway, handwriting on wall*, harbinger, herald, high… … New thesaurus
hand-letter — /hand let euhr/, v.t. to print by hand: She hand lettered a for sale sign. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
sign language — n a formal language employing a system of hand gestures for communication (as by the deaf) compare finger spelling … Medical dictionary