Fingered

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fingered \Fin"gered\, a.
     1. Having fingers.
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     2. (Bot.) Having leaflets like fingers; digitate.
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     3. (Mus.) Marked with figures designating which finger should
        be used for each note.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Finger \Fin"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fingered}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Fingering}.]
     1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.
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              Let the papers lie;
              You would be fingering them to anger me. --Shak.
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     2. To touch lightly; to toy with.
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     3. (Mus.)
        (a) To perform on an instrument of music.
        (b) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide
            the fingers in playing.
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     4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. --Shak.
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     5. To execute, as any delicate work.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fingered
       adj : having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in
             combination; "the fingered roots of giant trees";
             "rosy-fingered"; "three-fingered cartoon characters"
             [ant: {fingerless}]