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forearm the part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist forearm [′fȯr‚ärm] (anatomy) The part of the upper extremity between the wrist and the elbow. Also known as antebrachium. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Her face with the delicate carnation of a rose and downcast eyes was as if veiled in firm immobility and was so appealing that I had an insane impulse to walk round and kiss the forearm on which it was leaning; that strong, well-shaped forearm, gleaming not like marble but with a living and warm splendour. A sentinel at each end of the bridge stood with his rifle in the position known as "support," that is to say, vertical in front of the left shoulder, the hammer resting on the forearm thrown straight across the chest -- a formal and unnatural position, enforcing an erect carriage of the body. With a second fling he was against the cage bars, with a single slash of paw ripping down the forearm of the man who had poked him. |
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