View sign 'day'
day
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DescriptionHold the extended hands in same horizontal plane, backs up, in front of body, fingers pointing to front, about four inches apart, equidistant from body, and at height of breast; sweep the hands upwards and to right and left, and then downwards on curve simultaneously, turning the palms up; terminating the movement when hands are about opposite shoulders and in same horizontal plane as when starting. References: night, now, today |
NotesFor TODAY the sign for NOW is first made. Tomkins says the hands should start in front of face, but Clark says in front of body at height of breast. In the described sign a part of the gesture for NIGHT is used,--the darkness is folded away, laid aside, opened out for the sunshine. The time of day is expressed by noting the position of the sun in the heavens, and a reference to the sun being at any point above the horizon is sometimes used to express day instead. |