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Admiration, action of adniirinjar ; !«ui'pi*i'<^ : ivon<lei*. 

 (Compare Pretty, content.) 



Placing the liaud upon the mouth, to show that hinguage is inadequate 

 to communicate their sensations. {Long.) 



Hold the hollow hand for some time before the mouth. Perhaps the 

 idea being that the mouth, widely oi)en in amazement, is concealed be- 

 neath it, and it being improper to display emotion or admiration, 

 the open mouth is concealed by the hand. (OjiMca I.) 



(1) Face turned to the right ; (2) eyebrows elevated and contracted; 

 (3) right hand lifted with fingers carelessly or loosely extended ; (4) 

 brought luddenly toward the^ mouth. To express snrprise as distinct 

 from admiration make the following sign: Eyebi'ows contracted and 

 elevated, eyes indicating interest, right hand fingers outspread, elevated 

 to side and front of eyes, gently oscillated. (Cheyenne I.) 



Arms are crossed in front of body, the hands (S) pressing against the 

 right and left breasts, which pressure is alteruately relaxed and renewed. 

 At the same time pleasure is expressed by facial emotion. {Dakota I.) 

 "Almost involuntary on seeing an object or thing they admire." 



Deaf-mute natural sign. — Draw one palm along upon the other; then 

 press them against your breast, directly ojiposite the heart, making at 

 the same time your face look like trying to kiss. {Cross.) 



Adulation. 



Italian sign. — The mouth kissing the hand — by which Job described a 

 species of idolatry — is a species ^of adulation practiced by every cring- 

 ing servant in Italj\ {Butlir.) 



Advance and Retreat. (Compare Battle.) 



With the upright hands about four inches apart, palms facing, fingers 

 separated a little and seuii-fiexed, in front of the upper part of the chest, 

 while all the fingers are in motion, mose the left hand away from the 

 right about four inches and bend it backward until its palm looks 

 obliquely upwai-d toward the right, and at the same time throw the right 

 liand toward it and partly over it; then move the right hand away 

 from the left and reverse the position of the hands. Repeat this 

 maneuver several times. {Dalota IV.) 



The hands held as in the sign for Baltic, then their relations to one 

 another remaining unchanged, they are moved alternately from side to 

 side to represent the alternate advances and retreats of opposing forces. 

 {Mandan and Hidatsa I.) 



