Definition of Handrest

1. Noun. A support for the hand.

Generic synonyms: Support

Lexicographical Neighbors of Handrest

handpiece
handpieces
handplant
handplay
handplays
handpress
handpresses
handprint
handprinted
handprints
handpump
handpumps
handrail
handrails
handraised
handrest (current term)
handroll
hands
hands-down
hands-free
hands-off
hands-on
hands down
hands in
hands off
hands out
hands over
hands up
handsaw
handsaw fish

Literary usage of Handrest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Commentaries on the Roman-Dutch Law by Simon van Leeuwen (1886)
"handrest. of South Holland, p. 409. art. 80. Contra Novell. 99. cap. 1. et ibi DD. or has clearly renounced the beneficium divisionis, that is, ..."

2. The Heber R. Bishop Collection of Jade and Other Hard Stones by Heber Reginald Bishop (1909)
"Date, Ming dynasty (1368- 1644). Nephrite.. WRITER'S handrest (Huan Shou) of oblong shape, with curving ends modelled in the form of a partially ..."

3. Vaderlandsche historie: vervattende de geschiedenissen der nu Vereenigde by Jan Wagenaar (1770)
"... aangetoond, dat niet alleen Holland, maar alle de Ne- der- (4) i D. bl. 319. en handrest. van ..."

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