Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of fourhanded (Having four hands).
The four-handed human form of gods and goddesses is the second stage of evolution in idolatry according to the need of devotees.
2003, Mahendra Narayan Behera, Brownstudy on Heathenland: A Book on Indology, →ISBN, page 831 more example
Of these various four-handed animals, the most remarkable are decidedly the "gueribas," with curling tails and a face like Beelzebub.
2013, Jules Verne, The Collected Works Of Jules Verne, →ISBN - alternativenot comparableAlternative form of fourhanded (Requiring four hands.)
I'd almost forgotten, but your first arrangements were creating four-handed pieces we could play together.
2014, Mary Jo Putney, Not Quite a Wife, →ISBN - alternativenot comparableAlternative form of fourhanded (Requiring or involving four people).
She was about to ask him if he had ever played four-handed chess.
2011, Alec Waugh, Brief Encounter, →ISBN
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