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Meanings of pollex in English

Portuguese
dedo
Catalan
polze
Spanish
pulgar

The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb.

dedo
Synonyms
Examples for "thumb"
Examples for "thumb"
1
Different this time: left thumb to right toe, right thumb to left.
Into the Water
2
Likewise, the left thumb shall be bound to the right great toe.
Outlander
3
I think the rule of thumb is to wait for 10 years.
The Guardian
4
The rule of thumb is to board 30 minutes prior to departure.
The South African
5
Keep the thumb erect; raise the first finger of the left hand.
Object Lessons on the Human Body / A Transcript of Lessons Given...
Usage of pollex in English
1
In the forefoot all the digits except the pollex, or first, were well developed.
A History of Science — Volume 3
2
This digit is called the 'pollex,' or thumb; and, like the others, it bears a flat nail upon the back of its terminal joint.
On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals
3
'I am Macer, the son of that Macer who was neighbor of the gladiator Pollex,-
Aurelian; or, Rome in the Third Century
Translations for pollex
Spanish
pulgar
Pollex through the time