双そうの手て

noun

both hands

Literary or formal term for both hands, often used in poetic or descriptive contexts. In everyday speech, 両手 (りょうて) is more common.

• 彼かれは双そうの手てを広ひろげて夕ゆう日ひを浴あびた。

  He spread both hands and basked in the evening sun.