poignée de main — meaning in English

English meaning

• handfast noun A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
• handshake noun The act of grasping and shaking someone's hand as a greeting or to seal an agreement.

Senses

poignée de main is used for these senses in English:

• handfast (obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
• handshake The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.

handfast — full definition

1. noun A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
2. noun A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.

handshake — full definition

1. noun The act of grasping and shaking someone's hand as a greeting or to seal an agreement.
2. noun In computing, an exchange of signals between devices when a connection is established.

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