finger alphabet

Noun
Synonyms: manual alphabet

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positionsSynonyms: manual alphabetType of alphabet, ABCPart of ASL, American sign language
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Finger alphabet

. See Dactylology.

From the entry Finger.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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