Definition of Fingerposts

1. Noun. (plural of fingerpost) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fingerposts

1. fingerpost [n] - See also: fingerpost

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fingerposts

fingerpad
fingerpads
fingerpaint
fingerpainted
fingerpainting
fingerpaints
fingerpick
fingerpicked
fingerpicking
fingerpickings
fingerpicks
fingerplay
fingerplays
fingerpointing
fingerpost
fingerposts (current term)
fingerprick
fingerpricks
fingerprint
fingerprint analysis
fingerprint expert
fingerprint man
fingerprint specialist
fingerprinted
fingerprinter
fingerprinters
fingerprinting
fingerprintings
fingerprints

Literary usage of Fingerposts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Mother's List of Books for Children by Gertrude Weld Arnold (1909)
"fingerposts TO CHILDREN'S READING BY WALTER TAYLOR FIELD 16mo. ... RICHARD BURTON, UNIVERSITY or MINNESOTA : " I wish to thank you for ' fingerposts to ..."

2. Instruction in the Use of Books and Libraries: A Text-book for Normal by Lucy Ella Fay, Annie Thaxter Eaton (1919)
"1908, p. 572-77. Field, WT The school library. (In his fingerposts to children's reading. McClurg. 1907. Chapter 6.) Field, WT The public library. ..."

3. Library Work by Anna Lorraine Gutherie (1906)
"McClurg. the home; A list of books for home reading; Contents: The Influence of books; Reading in Libraries and schools. fingerposts to children's reading ..."

4. Christianity and Secularism: Report of a Public Discussion Between Brewin by Brewin Grant, George Jacob Holyoake (1853)
"fingerposts, for cross roads, are very useful and appropriate, amidst the ambiguities of so-called free inquiry; but as all the practical principles of ..."

5. Catalogue of Books for Public School Libraries in the City of New York by New York (N.Y.) Dept. of Education (1907)
"116 FIELD, WT fingerposts to children's reading 149 Ficld and forest ... 9 fingerposts to children's reading. Ficld, W. T 149 First across the continent. ..."

6. List of Books for School Libraries in the State of Wisconsin by Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, Dept. of Public Instruction, Wisconsin (1908)
"Famous stories every child should know HW Mabie 81 832. Field, Walter Taylor fingerposts to children's reading 85 832. ..."

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