Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
October 16, 2024
Search: BEAUTIFUL
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Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
69 | Higgins (1923) | BEAUTIFUL | BEAUTIFUL | BEAUTIFUL: Right hand finger tips, palm inward, passed down over the face and closed when brought to lips then ending with a slight upward curve to the right. (Pretty) (Fair) (Handsome). | 16 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=69&refid=higgins1923 |
652 | Long (1918) | BEAUTIFUL | PRETTY, BEAUTIFUL | PRETTY, BEAUTIFUL: Place the right "5" hand before the face, while the hand describes a small circle, close the fingers and thumb until the hand has assumed the "&" position, when finishing the circle. The fingers move in a larger circle than the wrist, which is kept nearly stationary. XIII,261. | 76 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=652&refid=long1918 |
61 | Michaels (1923) | BEAUTIFUL | BEAUTIFUL | BEAUTIFUL:1. See pretty. | 29 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=61&refid=michaels1923 |
257 | Michaels (1923) | BEAUTIFUL | GRACEFUL | GRACEFUL:1. See beautiful. | 66 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=257&refid=michaels1923 |
471 | Michaels (1923) | BEAUTIFUL | PRETTY | PRETTY:1. Take on a pleasant and smiling look.2. Move the palm of the right hand around your face.3. Close the fingers around the thumbs as you move the hand around the face. See beautiful. | 103 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=471&refid=michaels1923 |
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Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
2 | Bryant (1915) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | ONE BEAUTIFUL WARM ALL-DAY fs:NOV NINETEEN ONE~THOUSAND EIGHT~HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE PRESIDENT L-I-N-C-O-L-N GOING(-to-X) ARRIVE(-to-X) HERE cl:LEGSonB(ride-horse) ON HORSE(2h) IN PEOPLE(rf)~CLASS(rt) ABOVE TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE | 1 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=bryant&glossid=2 |
113 | Cloud (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | NOW HAVE IN pn:FRANCE NEAR+ P-A-R-I-S IN CITY(circ) V-E-R-S-L-E-S ONE FANCY SHAPE ESTABLISH PLACE gs:WHAT(rf) D-E L-E-P-E TRUE BORN, LARGE IN SHAPE BEAUTIFUL IMAGE AND DEAF MALE MAKE; 3P-IX(rc) GIVE-GIFT BY DEAF FRANCE. | 4 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=113 |
212 | Erd (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | SEE(-to-lt) 1P-POSS BEAUTIFUL M-I-N-N-E-H-A-H-A, gs:LAY-THERE(2h,lt) DIE(2h,pitch) pose:hand-on-hand(lt) COLD IN-FRONT-OF(lt), pose:arms-folded(-to-rt) pose:step-back/pose:grab-throat(1h), | 23 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=212 |
53 | Fox (1915) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | END 3P-IX(rt) LECTURE 3P-IX(rf) gs:GO~gs:SIT(-to-rt), ONE(l-hand) FRIEND gs:TAP-3P(-to-rt) PRAISE(-to-rt) GIVE-GIFT(rt) DET-IX(rt) LECTURE BEAUTIFUL(l-hand) | 7 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=53 |
90 | Fox (1915) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | DAY NOW 1P-IX-PL LOOK-AT/THERE-HON LECTURE+ VARIOUS, pn:LINCOLN 3P-POSS(rt) G-E-T-Y-B-G A-D-R-E-S CONTINUE ONE(l-hand) CORRECT C-L-A-S-I-C, BEAUTIFUL, NEAT. | 11 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=90 |
144 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | AND 3P-SELF GOING PROGRESS(rep2x) WAY(winding-downstream) ALL-DAY LAST ARRIVE(ctr) ONE BIG LAND~HERE(ctr) VERY BEAUTIFUL FIND(l-hand) FEMALE~YOUNG gs:SIT(lt) THERE(lt) | 13 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=144 |
241 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | AND MORE THINK~SUPERIOR ALL-OVER VERY BEAUTIFUL C-O-U-N-T-R-Y | 23 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=241 |
296 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | L-Y-N-T-O-N(l-hand) NEAR(lt) THAT(1h) WHERE T-H-E L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E C-O-U-N-T-R-Y ALL-OVER NEAR(lt) INITIAL-W~LIQUID-CLASS~cl-d:55(ocean,-to-lt) B-R-I-S-T-O-L C-H-A-N-N-E-L(l-hand), AND ROCK~cl-d:BB(up-steep-cliff,rt) VERY BEAUTIFUL U-N-I-Q-U-E | 28 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=296 |
309 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | NEAR(-to-X) L-Y-N-T-O-N ONE(l-hand) SEE(l-hand,-to-lt) BEAUTIFUL(l-hand) WALK(-to-rt) WAY(-to-rt) NAME T-H-E C-L-I-F-F W-A-L-K | 30 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=309 |
357 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | THAT(1h) WAY(-to-rt) LEAD(-to-rt) TO C-A-S-T-L-E-R-O-C-K, ONE BEAUTIFUL ROCK(rep)~cl-d-trace:BB(up,-to-rt) ABOUT MEASURE-FEET(up) ONE~THOUSAND | 34 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=357 |
427 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | NOW RELATED(-to-lt) THAT(rep2x,1h) NEAR(-to-X) LAND~ALL-OVER VERY BEAUTIFUL ONCE~TWICE cl-d:55(wavy-movement-fwd,rolling-meadows,rt-to-lt) C-O-L-O-R-S ON LAND | 39 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=427 |
449 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | BUT SOME NEGATIVE GROW(rep,rt) W-I-L-D AND(l-hand) LOOK-AT(1h-to-rt) DURING MONTH S-E-P-T NAMED H-E-A-T-H-E-R VERY BEAUTIFUL RED(rep4x) ALL-OVER. | 41 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=449 |
460 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | NEAR(rep) THAT(1h) H-E-A-T-H-E-R, LAND PLACE(-to-rt) WITH G-O-R-S-E YELLOW BEAUTIFUL VERY ALL-OVER(2h,l-hand_static,rc) AND(l-hand) FROM-THEN-ON(-to-rt) B-R-A-K-E-N RED(l-hand) BLACK(l-hand) COLOR GROW(rep3x,small_arc_at_rt) AND DURING INDEFINITE LOOK-AT(1h+arc-to-rt) SEEM(2h) SAME ONE BEAUTIFUL ARTIST(rep5x,lt) cl-d-trace:11(picture-frame,lt) IN C-O-L-O-R | 42 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=460 |
477 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | NEAR(rep) THAT(1h) H-E-A-T-H-E-R, LAND PLACE(-to-rt) WITH G-O-R-S-E YELLOW BEAUTIFUL VERY ALL-OVER(2h,l-hand_static,rc) AND(l-hand) FROM-THEN-ON(-to-rt) B-R-A-K-E-N RED(l-hand) BLACK(l-hand) COLOR GROW(rep3x,small_arc_at_rt) AND DURING INDEFINITE LOOK-AT(1h+arc-to-rt) SEEM(2h) SAME ONE BEAUTIFUL ARTIST(rep5x,lt) cl-d-trace:11(picture-frame,lt) IN C-O-L-O-R | 42 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=477 |
485 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | FROM L-Y-N-T-O-N(l-hand) SEVERAL(2h) BEAUTIFUL WAY(rep2x) FOR cl-i:XxXx(coach-ride,rt) OR WALK ALL-OVER T-H-E L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E C-O-U-N-T-R-Y | 43 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=485 |
606 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | OTHER(l-hand) VERY BEAUTIFUL WAY WALK FROM L-Y-N-T-O-N ONE DAY(1h) 1P-POSS FRIEND cl-p:55(group-move-along) WAY T-H-E V-A-L-L-E-Y O-F T-H-E L-Y-N-N | 54 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=606 |
623 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | ONE(l-hand) BEAUTIFUL(l-hand) cl-d:55(up)-to-(dn,waterfall,rt-to-lt), A M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N T-O-R-R-E-N-T | 55 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=623 |
655 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | THERE(rt) ALL NEAR(rep3x,small_arc) THAT(1h) GIVE KNOW~STAY R-O-C-K C-R-E-E-K P-A-R-K NEAR pn:WASHINGTON-DC VERY BEAUTIFUL LIKE | 58 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=655 |
871 | Gallaudet (1910) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | 1P-SELF BUY IN L-Y-N-T-O-N ONE cl-d:55(across-chest) S-K-I-N O-F A BEAUTIFUL S-T-A-G AND HAVE IN 1P-POSS HOUSE(lc) NOW FOR KNOW~STAY T-H-E L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E C-O-U-N-T-R-Y | 75 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=871 |
21 | Hanson (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | NOW N-A-D cl-p:CC(gather) IN CITY(circ) C-L-E-V-E-L-A-N-D BEAUTIFUL NOW AFTERNOON 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) HERE SHOW HONOR TO THAT(1h) FRIEND. | 2 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hanson&glossid=21 |
113 | Hotchkiss (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | BUT 3P-SELF(lc) LIVE IN ONE BEAUTIFUL HOUSE(rc) PLEASANT NEAR++ SCHOOL AND DET-IX-PL(X-to-arc-to-X) MALE~FEMALE~CHILDREN+(-to-rt) cl-trace:1tip(path-to-rt,go) CITY(rt) cl-trace:1tip(path-to-1P,go) SEE AND MEET AND TALK AGAIN+++ | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=113 |
164 | Hotchkiss (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | cl:1(bent-over) WITH OLD(2h) BUT BODY~STRONG AND SHAPE(rc) SHOW THAT(1h) BEAUTIFUL DURING YOUNG AGO++ | 15 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=164 |
257 | Hotchkiss (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | AND IN THAT(1h) 3P-IX-DUAL+(rc) 3P-SELF(rc) TRY THROUGH SIGN LARGE BEAUTIFUL SOME+ LONG BUT EXACT CLEAR | 23 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=257 |
554 | Hotchkiss (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | EVERY++ TEACH~AGENT DEAF SPEAK IN THAT(1h) SCHOOL SIGN CLEAR BEAUTIFUL | 54 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=554 |
167 | Marshall (1920) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | 1P-IX(rf) gs:OVER-THERE(rt) gs:SEE cl-d:5(feather,circ-at-hat) HAT cl-i:XxXx++(pull-feather-dn,l-hand-hold-at-hat) RED BLUE WHITE BEAUTIFUL WONDERFUL | 25 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=marshall&glossid=167 |
5 | McGregor (1912) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | AGO+ LIVE FEMALE~ONE QUEEN BEAUTIFUL INTELLIGENT(wg,int) pn:FRANCE(exp). | 1 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=5 |
76 | Veditz (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | BUT 3P-SELF-PL(rt-to-ctr) LOVE MORE KNOW~SUPERIOR 3P-SELF(lt) TRUE FATHER AND(rf) INVENT~AGENT O-F(rf) 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) BEAUTIFUL SIGN. | 9 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=76 |
94 | Veditz (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | FOR YEAR+ THIRTY-THREE UP-TILL-NOW THAT(2h) pn:FRANCE DEAF SEE(-to-lc) WITH EYES FULL CRY, WITH HEART BREAK, THAT(1h) BEAUTIFUL L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E O-F S-I-G-N-S FIRED FROM 3P-POSS(-to-lt) SCHOOL(lt). | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=94 |
297 | Veditz (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) BEAUTIFUL SIGN QUICK NOW(rf) BEGIN SHOW RESULT 3P-POSS+(rt) TRY+. | 27 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=297 |
616 | Veditz (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) MUST THAT(2h) VARIOUS F-I-L-M-S FOR LOOK-AT(2h,up) AND KEEP NEAT, GIVE++(ctr-to-rt) 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) BEAUTIFUL SIGN SAME+ HAVE NOW+. | 56 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=616 |
646 | Veditz (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | AND A-S L-O-N-G A-S 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) HAVE 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) F-I-L-M-S, 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) FUTURE CAN P-R-E-S-E-R-V-E 1P-POSS-PL+(arc-to-1P) BEAUTIFUL SIGN ENTER 3P-POSS(-to-lc) OLD(2h)~AGO P-U-R-I-T-Y. | 58 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=646 |
661 | Veditz (1913) | BEAUTIFUL | N/A | 1P-IX HOPE+ 1P-IX-PL(arc-to-1P) ALL FUTURE LOVE AND PROTECT(arc,lt-to-rt) 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) BEAUTIFUL S-I-G-N L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E(ctr-to-rt) A-S T-H-E N-O-B-L-E-S-T(lt-to-rt) G-I-F-T(ctr) GOD~DET-IX(up) GIVE TO DEAF pose:bow. | 59 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=661 |