HAND is likewise used for a measure of four inches, H h 2 or
or of a clenched fist, by which the height of a horse is computed.
HAND is also figuratively used in painting, sculpture, &c. for the manner or style of this or that master.
HANDS are borne in coat-armour, dexter and sinister; that is, right and left, expanded or open; and after other manners. A bloody hand in the centre of the escutcheon is the badge of a baronet of Great Britain.