purlicue

plural purlicues

1. The space between one's forefinger and thumb.

   Won Li's attentions moved to the weblike purlicue between my thumb and forefinger.

   2003, Suzann Ledbetter, A Lady Never Trifles with Thieves, →ISBN, page 136

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   Last night I licked a man's hand in Evangelo's. I slid my tongue along the ridge of flesh that forms the purlicue, that bridge that connects thumb to forefinger, to make it receptive for salt.

   1992, “After Tequila”, in Weber Studies, volume 9, page 83

   "Margot, what happened to taking things slowly?" "I'm sorry, I lose all rational thought when I am alone with you." She touched the purlicue on the hand […]

   2001, Michele Hauf, Enchant Me Not, →ISBN, page 182

   Can you imagine paying attention to the feeling of space between all of your fingers, just as you feel the purlicue between your thumb and index finger?

   2010, Les Fehmi, Jim Robbins, Dissolving Pain, →ISBN, page 34

   This technique uses the “purlicue,” the magic space between your thumb and extended forefinger on your left hand. Purlicue can also mean “a curl or flourish in writing.” This is an absolutely crucial body “part” in the context of hand jobs [...]. Master the artistry of the purlicue, my friend, and you've mastered the penis.

   2016, Emily Nagoski, Orally Pleasuring a Man, →ISBN