"wristful" meaning in All languages combined

See wristful on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wristfuls [plural], wristsful [plural]
Etymology: wrist + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wrist|ful|pos=noun}} wrist + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|wristsful}} wristful (plural wristfuls or wristsful)
  1. A quantity worn on or covering one wrist.
    Sense id: en-wristful-en-noun-wET-SI-Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 25 8 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 52 27 21
  2. The amount that can be released by a movement of the wrist
    Sense id: en-wristful-en-noun-K3peGPuI
  3. The amount that can be taken from a wrist.
    Sense id: en-wristful-en-noun-QiNRrfBQ

Inflected forms

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