单词 | nail scissors |
释义 | > as lemmasnail scissors nail scissors n. scissors for cutting the fingernails or toenails; (also figurative) the badge of rank of a general (see quot. 1919). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the body > [noun] > beautification of the hands and feet > instruments used on the nails > for cutting nail-saxOE nail-knifec1225 nail parer1683 nail scissors1846 nail-clipper1896 1846 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. II. 911 Nail scissors are made in pairs, and formed in opposite ways, or as ‘rights and lefts’, so that they may suit the respective hands. 1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 35 Nail scissors, the crossed sword and baton worn as a badge of rank by a General. 1988 V. Alcock Monster Garden (1990) i. 5 Grey hairs growing out of her chin, which she trims once a week with her nail scissors. < as lemmas |
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