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Above, cousiderably. 



Pliice the hands as in Above, a little, then raise the right hand 

 higlier and higher, as the lieigiit to be expressed is greater, until, if 

 enormously abone, the right hand is raised as Iiigh as possible ; fixing 

 the eyes toward the zenith, emit a duplicate grunt, the more prolonged 

 the greater the height is expressed. The left hand must continue 

 motionless during all this. (Dodffc.) 



Ache. See Pain. 



Across. 



Pass the hand, tlatteued and either partially or entirely extended, 

 from the breast, forward, upward, and downward, forming an arch to 

 the front. (Abmroka 1; Shoshoni and Banal I.) 



On the other side of. 



Elevate the left tist palm down liefore the face, and pass the flat and 

 extended right across the back of the left beginning at the thumb, slid- 

 ing it down on the outer side so as to turn the tips of the Angers of the 

 right nearly in toward the palm of the left. ( Ute I.) 



Add to; to put in some more; to add or piit to. (Compare 

 Counting.) 



With right hand make downward motion as though to take up some- 

 thing ; (2) move suddenly over to left as though depositing the some 

 thing in it ; to add one, the three tirst fingers are clasped down by the 

 thumb. To add two, the little and third linger extended. To add three, 

 the little and middle fingers extended. To add four, all the fingers ex- 

 tended. To add much, many, sign as before. (Cheyenne L) 



Hold the left hand in front of body scoop fashion with back of hand 

 downward, then with the right hand held in the same scoop manner, 

 with i)alm downward make a sort of diving motion downward and out- 

 ward and lastly inward and upward to the left hand, as though gather- 

 ing imaginary objects and putting them in the left hand. (Dakota I.) 

 "Gatheriug and adding to." 



With the fingers and thumb of the right hand, pretend to pick some 

 imaginary object in the direction of the locality of the desired object, 

 placing it near the botly, and repeating the gesture several times. 

 (Dakota VII.) 



Bring the point of the extended forefingers together before the breast. 

 (Omaha I.) 



Left hand extended palm downward ( W). Bring right baud directly 

 over left hand downward, and let the right hand palm downward fall 

 upon the back of the extended left hand. (Comanche I.) "Piling up 

 furs." 



