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Discover LudwigThe phrase "crossing hands" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the action of placing one hand over the other, often in a gesture of thoughtfulness or contemplation.
Example: "She stood there, crossing her hands in front of her as she listened to the speaker."
Alternatives: "folding hands" or "interlocking fingers".
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It starts with an aria whose descending bass line becomes the harmonic source for the variations, 30 variations total, in sets of three: a variation for crossing hands (originally to be played on a harpsichord with two keyboards); a free variation, meaning a siciliana, a fugue, a French overture or an accompanied solo; and a canon.
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Sometimes her whole body was the bird, her arms riding currents of air; sometimes the bird was only her crossed hands, and she was watching it.
An extra-tall army general seems intent on nailing us with his glance, though what we focus on are the manicured fingernails on his demurely crossed hands.
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