What does "fingering" mean?
Fingering: The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in typewriting, etc.
Additional senses
- 2.The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or regulate the action or use of the fingers.
- 3.Delicate work made with the fingers. Spenser.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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