fingerpoint

plural fingerpoints

1. alternativeAlternative form of finger point.

   There was the noise of a drawer being operied cautiously and through the glass of the upper half of the door Don could see a fingerpoint of light.

   1932, George Morse, “The Man with the Scar”, in Extra!, Chicago, Ill.: Goldsmith Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 140

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   The writer has often observed at times of rapid changes of temperature, notably from a high to a low degree, the velocity of the wind currents great and fluctuating, that friction such as rubbing the feet on carpets would enable one to light a gas-jet by the proximity of a fingerpoint, […]

   1894 April, De Lorme W. Robinson, “Meteorological Conditions and Public Health”, in Monthly Review of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service, volume V, number 4, Des Moines, Ia.: Iowa Weather and Crop Service, →OCLC, page 5, column 2

   Sixty-six per cent described their subjective sensation of discomfort as either gnawing or burning, and almost without exception the distress was sharply localized, usually to a fingerpoint.

   1930 September 16, Ralph C. Brown, “Medical Treatment of Peptic Ulcer”, in The Journal of the Michigan State Medical Society, volume XXX, number 7 (347 overall), [Michigan]: Michigan State Medical Society, published July 1931, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 492, column 1

   “But there is no Holy Scripture here.” / “In our minds!” Davis said loudly. “It’s recorded here!” And he tapped a fingerpoint against his temple.

   1992 August, Philip José Farmer, “Crossing the Dark River”, in Philip José Farmer, editor, Tales of Riverworld, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 20

present singular third person fingerpoints · participle present fingerpointing · participle past fingerpointed · past fingerpointed

1. alternativeAlternative form of finger-point.

   Leonardo fingerpointed one road to follow, Picasso another.

   2014, Elena L. Rubinova, “Mona Lisa vs. Modern American Womanhood”, in Artravesty: A Collection of Essays, Houston, Tex.: Alondra Press, →ISBN, page 66

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   “Mr. Willoughby began this entry on the day he was called for jury duty. He didn’t expect to be picked, and it says so right here.” She fingerpointed.

   2008 December, Laurie Moore, chapter 33, in Jury Rigged, Detroit, Mich.: Five Star, →ISBN, page 346

   None of the witnesses wanted to be recognized for the circumstances for which they attracted publicity. Yet it is precisely for those circumstances that they were fingerpointed in public.

   2013, Mirca Madianou, “Ethics of Mediation and the Voice of the Injured Subject”, in Nick Couldry, Mirca Madianou, Amit Pinchevski, editors, Ethics of Media, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, part III (Mediations), page 186