Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
December 21, 2024
Search: PN:AMERICA
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL | |
| 806 | Higgins (1923) | pn:AMERICA | UNITED STATES | UNITED STATES: Fingers of both hands interlocked or dovetailed, palms inward, moved right-up-left-down, or moved left-up-right-down. | 141 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=806&refid=higgins1923 | |
| 935 | Long (1918) | pn:AMERICA | AMERICA, THE UNION | AMERICA, signifying THE UNION: With palms toward self, lock the ends of the fingers of the "5" hands so they are crossed, one above the other (like rails on a fence), and drawing the hands toward the left, swing them around the front in a semi-circle to the right side. XX,364. Or, (2) With the right "A" hand, thumb up, describe a circle on the back of the left hand. | 103 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=935&refid=long1918 | |
| 26 | Michaels (1923) | pn:AMERICA | AMERICA | AMERICA: 1. Close the fingers in the right palm, with the thumb resting on the index finger. 2. Move the hand in a broad circular manner before you. | 24 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=26&refid=michaels1923 | |
| 205 | Michaels (1923) | pn:AMERICA | FENCE | FENCE: 1. (farm fence): Entwine the fingers and move them in a circle before you. | 57 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=205&refid=michaels1923 | |
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