phalange
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Each group, or phalange, was composed of 400 families, or 1,800 persons, living on a large square of land, where they could be self-contained and self-sufficient, like the manors in the feudal days.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Samuel P. Orth
The dwelling-place of a phalange will be called a phalanstère—an edifice commodious and elegant, wherein, while the convenient distribution of the interior will be first considered, the claims of architecture will not be forgotten.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various
The first digit would then only carry one phalange, and would not terminate in a claw, but lie in the line of the tendon which supports the anterior wing membrane of a bird.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
The third phalange is the longest in the only specimen in which the finger bones are all preserved.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
Society, on his scheme, is to be divided into departments or phalanges, each phalange numbering about 1600 persons.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
She uses it to tap fatefully on trees and listen for the tiny movements of tasty grubs within, which she then extracts using those same Nosferatu phalanges.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
On Sunday, Barker shared graphic photos of his blood-stained pants and sanguinary phalanges, which took a beating after Blink-182’s set in Manchester, England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
I'd start with a small, manageable story: one hand has twenty-seven bones, split into three types—the carpals, the metacarpals, and the slippery phalanges.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2022
Each digit consists of three phalanges, except for the thumb, when present, which has only two.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
We have five fingers because we have descended from a Devonian fish that had five phalanges or bones in its fins.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
