Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
October 16, 2024
Search: RICH
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 663 | Higgins (1923) | RICH | RICH | RICH: Back of right finger tips on the left supine palm to indicate "Money" and right prone or supine hand elevated from left to indicate heap of money. (Precious: "Rich" then right supine is placed under left supine to lift it up against the heart.) | 117 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=663&refid=higgins1923 |
| 584 | Long (1918) | RICH | RICH | RICH: Place the "&" hand, back down, in the palm of the open left hand, as in the sign for "money;" (XXII,396) lift and let fall again once or twice and then draw it up, opening the hand and separating the fingers somewhat, indicating "much money," as if letting money fall from right into left hand. | 69 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=584&refid=long1918 |
| 490 | Michaels (1923) | RICH | RICH | RICH: 1. Hold your left palm in front of you. 2. Pat in the palm with the back of the right hand. 3. Move the right hand up as far as convenient. The further up, the richer the person or thing is. | 107 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=490&refid=michaels1923 |
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| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 32 | Cloud (1913) | RICH | N/A | 3P-SELF PASS-DOWN(rf) FANCY PEOPLE, RICH HAVE, LEARN WISE HAVE SOUL STRONG LOVE FEEL~PITY(2h) FOR(rf) PEOPLE, AND WITH EVERY++(linear) HOPE FOR(rf) GLORY SUCCEED IN ANY WORK WANT+, | 2 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=32 |
| 520 | Gallaudet (1910) | RICH | N/A | HOUSE FANCY NEAT LARGE(lc) SHOW MALE~INDEFINITE RICH PLOW KEEP(lc) ALL-OVER | 46 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=520 |
| 678 | Gallaudet (1910) | RICH | N/A | VERY FANCY ROCK BUILD LARGE WITH cl-d:CC(rep2x,column,lt,ctr,rt) MALE RICH HAVE KEEP NOW | 60 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=678 |