MIRROR: Left vertical palm held at side of face and is gazed into as if into a mirror.
mirror
Category: Etymology
table
TABLE: Both inverted indices pointing first two legs of table and then other two, and both prone palms moved from center to sides to show top of table.
book
BOOK: Hands palm to palm and then opened as if they were a book.
letter
LETTER: Close right hand and extend thumb; wet the palm end of thumb on tongue and then throw it against the open left hand as if sticking on the stamp. (With end of thumb representing a stamp, wet on tongue and stick it on open left hand as on a letter).
chalk
CHALK: Open palm on chest drawn outward closing tips together to denote “White” and then right index and thumb tips as if measuring the length of left extended index.
ink
INK: Little finger of right “I” hand dipped into left closed hand, left palm rightward, as if into a bottle of ink and then thrown over down to one side as if shaking the ink from the pen.
pencil
PENCIL: Right joined index and thumb tip placed to the lips as if moistening the pencil and then writing on the left palm.
chalk, slate pencil
CHALK: Open palm on chest drawn outward closing tips together to denote “White” and then right index and thumb tips as if measuring the length of left extended index.
to write
WRITE: Right thumb and index tips joined and writing on left supine palm.
vinegar
VINEGAR: Index tip of right “V” hand against corner of mouth, with expression.