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Open8@BackHand-PalmDown-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Open8@NearBackHand-PalmDown
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American Sign Language
Etymology
The dominant middle finger (the finger used in ASL to indicate the sense of touch/feeling) moves as though it feels something sharp.
Production
ase
two
Open8 BackHand PalmDown FlatB CenterChesthigh PalmDown
Briefly hold the dominant hand in this posture. Hold the nondominant hand in this posture for the duration of the sign.
Flick the dominant hand forward and slightly upward.
Open8 NearBackHand PalmDown
| hold
| colspan=2 | move str contact
| hold
| colspan=2 | 8u c BK IN HP BA VP
| colspan=2 | 8u FI m ipsi BK IN HP BA VP
| colspan=4 | hold
| colspan=4 | Bu c m0CH IN HP BA VP
Adjective
adj 8 SHARP
sharp