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ˈhand-mould
1. A small mould managed with the hand; e.g. one used in casting hand-made type.
1399Langl. Rich. Redeles ii. 155 He mellid so þe matall with þe hand-molde, That [þey] lost [of þeir] lemes þe leuest þat þey had. 1875in Knight Dict. Mech.
†2. An apparatus for holding the hands in correct position in pianoforte-playing. Obs.
1819P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 179, I..presented my pianoforte hand-moulds to Messrs... Pleyel, which they approved and accepted for their manufactory. |