・the hand of a spiral 螺旋(_らせん)の (右手・左手の)巻き (cf. right-handed 5).

b ドア[開き窓]のちょうつがい (hinge) の取り付けられる位置.

at a person's hnd(s)＝at the HAND(s) of. 《a1035》

at clse hnd 間近に接近して, 目(_ま)の当たりに (nearby).

・I often saw him at close hand. たびたび彼を目の当たりに見た.

at frst hnd 直接に, じかに (cf. firsthand).

・He experienced it at first hand. それをじかに経験した.

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at hnd

(1) 手元に, 手近に (close by).

・My daughter lives close [near] at hand. 娘はすぐ近くに住んでいる.