Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 25, 2024
Search: BREAD
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 108 | Higgins (1923) | BREAD | BREAD | BREAD: Left palm against body, pointing to shoulder, right palm rightward and fingers pointing upward, moved up and down across back of left hand as if the little finger edge were cutting the bread. | 23 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=108&refid=higgins1923 |
| 889 | Higgins (1923) | TBD | BREAD | (to make it) "Bread" and as if kneading dough. | 155 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=889&refid=higgins1923 |
| 770 | Long (1918) | BREAD | BREAD | BREAD: Hold in front the left bent hand, thumb pointing outward; across the back of the fingers, draw back and forth the edge of the little finger of the right "B" hand. XVI,303. | 87 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=770&refid=long1918 |
| 533 | Long (1918) | BREAD~gs:KNEAD~AGENT | BAKER | BAKER: Would be literally "bread maker;" make sign for bread by holding bent left hand in front; with the right "B" hand used as knife, make act of cutting across backs of fingers; then imitate action of kneading, and add "-er." | 64 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=533&refid=long1918 |
| 96 | Michaels (1923) | BREAD | BREAD | BREAD: 1. Hold the left palm facing you. 2. Use your right hand as a knife to cut bread. 3. Draw the right hand along the back of the left hand, letting the little finger of the right hand touch the back of the left hand. | 36 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=96&refid=michaels1923 |
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| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 549 | Gallaudet (1910) | BREAD | N/A | FEMALE~YOUNG RELATED(ctr-to-lt) PLOW CLASS BRING(lt-to-rt) EAT BREAD BUTTER TEA - ALWAYS TEA IN pn:ENGLAND. | 48 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=549 |
| 21 | McGregor (1912) | BREAD | N/A | 3P-POSS(lt) FEMALE, UNDER SERVE~AGENT TROUBLE EAT HUNGRY GO-TO cl-d:55(river-to-lt) FOUNDATION(bridge) YELL(2h-alt) WANT(rf) BREAD++. | 3 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=21 |
| 32 | McGregor (1912) | BREAD | N/A | bs:-to-lt 3P-POSS(lt) SERVE~AGENT EAT WANT BREAD+. | 5 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=32 |
| 78 | McGregor (1912) | BREAD | N/A | WANT BREAD(int) SIGN WANT. | 12 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=78 |
| 652 | McGregor (1913) | BREAD | N/A | ASK DISTRIBUTE 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) DAY(rf,1h)~NOW 1P-POSS-PL DAILY BREAD pose:bow | 60 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=652 |