hand of glory in English

Forms: hands of glory [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Perhaps from a confused reference to the mandrake plant, which is mandragore in French, while hand of glory would be main de gloire. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|mandragore}} mandragore, {{m|fr|main de gloire}} main de gloire Head templates: {{en-noun|hands of glory}} hand of glory (plural hands of glory)

Inflected forms

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"hand of glory" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms