B@Cheek-PalmForward B@Jaw-PalmForward

American Sign Language

Etymology

From initial letter B of English brown. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why is this sign made at this location? Is it a reference to facial hair?”)

Production

• This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:

  1. 

     Posture the dominant hand in the “B” handshape Cheek, palm facing forward.
  2. Slide the hand down the face to the following posture.

  3. 

     Posture the dominant hand in the “B” handshape at the jaw (below the cheek and ear, behind the chin), palm facing forward.

Adjective

(ASL gloss: BROWN)

1. brown