View sign 'little'
little
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DescriptionHold right hand in front of body, about height of shoulder, back nearly to right, end of thumb pressing against inner surface of index, so that only about the end of index is seen beyond thumbnail, other fingers closed. References: few, short Synonyms: minute |
NotesClark says that this is used in the sense of very little of anything. That little in the sense of FEW or small is expressed by sign for FEW. Little in the sense of a little animal is frequently represented by holding partially compressed right hand, back up, near the ground, in front of and right of body. For a little man, make the sign for SHORT. This sign is used in such expressions as "little talk," "heard a little news," "know but little," "know only a little part of it," "many lies and little truth," etc. |