Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the form of a fist.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word fistwise.
Examples
-
Goatsnose looked wistly upon him, and having heedfully enough viewed him all over, he lifted up into the air his left hand, the whole fingers whereof he retained fistwise close together, except the thumb and the forefinger, whose nails he softly joined and coupled to one another.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
-
Goatsnose looked wistly upon him, and having heedfully enough viewed him all over, he lifted up into the air his left hand, the whole fingers whereof he retained fistwise close together, except the thumb and the forefinger, whose nails he softly joined and coupled to one another.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
-
Goatsnose looked wistly upon him, and having heedfully enough viewed him all over, he lifted up into the air his left hand, the whole fingers whereof he retained fistwise close together, except the thumb and the forefinger, whose nails he softly joined and coupled to one another.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.