Citations:palp

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English citations of palp

a fleshy part of a fingertip, or an act of touching

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  • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
    He folded his razor neatly and with stroking palps of fingers felt the smooth skin.
  • 1984, W. Boyd, Stars & Bars i.i.11:
    With the palp of a forefinger he squeezed moisture from his wiry blond eyebrows.
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