ring finger
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Etymology
From Middle English ring fynger. So named from the wearing of wedding rings on this finger, originating from medieval belief that a nerve or artery ran from it to the heart.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
ring finger (plural ring fingers)
- Finger between middle finger and little finger; the "third finger" (UK) or the "fourth finger" (US), especially of the left hand. (The ring finger is the left hand; a ring finger is either hand.)
- Synonyms: digit IV, fourth digit, fourth finger, gold-finger, leech-finger, marriage finger, medical finger, medicinable finger, medicinal finger, physic finger, physical finger, physician finger, ring-man, third finger, wedding finger
- See Thesaurus:ring finger
Translations
finger between the middle finger and little finger
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References
- Kensy Cooperrider (2020 January 1) “Where Do Finger Names Come From?”, in JSTOR Daily.
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