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英语冷知识? 说不出来的身体部位 hallux 大脚趾 It stems from Latin and began to be commonly used in the mid-19th century. On the opposite side (of the foot), the little toe is called the minimus. 起源于拉丁语，19世纪中叶开始普遍运用。与之相对应的是，小趾头被称为minimus。 purlicue “虎口”距（食指与拇指间的空隙） Although a rare word, purlicue is a term for the space between the forefinger and thumb, originally used in the North of England. It’s thought to derive from the Scots term pirlie, meaning ‘curly’ or ‘twisted’, and is also used as a synonym for curlicue: a term in calligraphy to describe curls in a person’s writ