FlatB@InsideChesthigh-PalmAcross-FlatB@InsideChesthigh-PalmAcross FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh-FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh FlatB@DistalCenterChesthigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack FlatB@DistalCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack

American Sign Language

Alternative forms

• (rapid signing) FlatB@InsideChesthigh-PalmAcross-FlatB@InsideChesthigh-PalmAcross FlatB@DistalCenterChesthigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack
• (reverse order) FlatB@DistalCenterChesthigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack FlatB@DistalCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack FlatB@InsideChesthigh-PalmAcross-FlatB@InsideChesthigh-PalmAcross FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh-FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh

Etymology

Indicates four walls of a box or room to convey its shape.

Production

• This ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “flat B” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the nondominant side of the chest, palm facing across. Posture the dominant hand in the “flat B” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the dominant side of the chest, palm facing across.
  2. Drop both hands down to the next posture.
  3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “flat B” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the nondominant side of the trunk. Posture the dominant hand in the “flat B” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the dominant side of the trunk.
  4. Move both hands to the following posture by bending the wrists and extending the dominant arm.
  5. Posture the nondominant hand in the “flat B” handshape a few inches in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “flat B” handshape almost a full arm’s length in front of the center of the chest, dominant palm facing back.
  6. Drop both hands down to the next posture.
  7. Posture the nondominant hand in the “flat B” handshape a few inches in front of the center of the trunk, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “flat B” handshape almost a full arm’s length in front of the center of the trunk, dominant palm facing back.

Noun

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1. box
2. room; division of a house or other structure

Synonyms

• (room): R@InsideChesthigh-PalmAcross-R@InsideChesthigh-PalmAcross R@InsideTrunkhigh-R@InsideTrunkhigh R@DistalCenterChesthigh-PalmBack-R@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack R@DistalCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack-R@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack

Derived terms

• FlatB@Cheek FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh-FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh FlatB@DistalCenterChesthigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack FlatB@DistalCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack (“bedroom”)
• FlatB@Palm-FlatB@Cheek FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh-FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh FlatB@DistalCenterChesthigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack FlatB@DistalCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack (“bedroom”)
• FlatO@Mouth-PalmBack Frontandback FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh-FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh FlatB@DistalCenterChesthigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack FlatB@DistalCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack (“dining room”)
• 5@Sternum-ThumbBack Frontandback FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh-FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh FlatB@DistalCenterChesthigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack FlatB@DistalCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack (“living room”)
• FlatO@Chin-FingerChin FlatO@Jaw-FingerJaw FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh-FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh FlatB@DistalCenterChesthigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack FlatB@DistalCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack (“to-go box”)