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phalanges

[fuh-lan-jeez]

noun

  1. a plural of phalanx.

  2. plural of phalange.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of phalanges1

< Latin < Greek áԲ
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She uses it to tap fatefully on trees and listen for the tiny movements of tasty grubs within, which she then extracts using those same Nosferatu phalanges.

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On Sunday, Barker shared graphic photos of his blood-stained pants and sanguinary phalanges, which took a beating after Blink-182’s set in Manchester, England.

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I'd start with a small, manageable story: one hand has twenty-seven bones, split into three types—the carpals, the metacarpals, and the slippery phalanges.

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The phalanges fall into line like a picket fence with boards of varying lengths, the knuckles unknobby.

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Still, what’s the appeal, one may ask, of having someone pay you to count your stretch marks, or selling pictures of your phalanges to strangers?

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