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light-fin·gered·ness;

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  • light´-fin´gered|ness — light fin|gered «LYT FIHNG guhrd», adjective. 1. skillful at picking pockets; thievish. 2. having light and nimble fingers. –light´ fin´gered|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • light-fin|gered — «LYT FIHNG guhrd», adjective. 1. skillful at picking pockets; thievish. 2. having light and nimble fingers. –light´ fin´gered|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Light-fingered — Light fin gered (l[imac]t f[i^][ng] g[ e]rd), a. Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts. Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • light-fingered — light fin|gered [ ,laıt fıŋgərd ] adjective someone who is light fingered often steals things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • light-fingered — light′ fin′gered adj. 1) skillful at or given to pilfering, esp. by picking pockets; thievish 2) having light and nimble fingers • Etymology: 1540–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • light-fingeredness — light fin·gered·ness …   English syllables

  • Fin|sen light — «FIHN suhn», light composed of violet and ultraviolet rays, used in the treatment of cutaneous diseases. ╂[< Niels R. Finsen, 1860 1904, a Danish physician, who won the Nobel prize for the treatment] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Light-horseman — Light horse man (l[imac]t h[^o]rs man), n.; pl. { men} (l[imac]t h[^o]rs men). 1. A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th {Light}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A West Indian fish of the genus {Ephippus}, remarkable for its high… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Light My Fire — Single par The Doors extrait de l’album The Doors Face B The Crystal Ship Sortie 4 janvier 1967 (album) avril 1967 (single) Enregistrement fin août – d …   Wikipédia en Français

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