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tweezers
(twiːzəʳz)
plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN]
Tweezers are a small tool that you use for tasks such as picking up small objects or pulling out hairs. Tweezers consist of two strips of metal or plastic joined together at one end.
tweezers in British English
(ˈtwiːzəz)
plural noun
a small pincer-like instrument for handling small objects, plucking out hairs, etc
Also called: pair of tweezers or (esp US) tweezerWord origin
C17: plural of tweezer (on the model of scissors, etc), from tweeze case of instruments, from French étuis cases (of instruments), from Old French estuier to preserve, from Vulgar Latin studiāre (unattested) to keep, from Latin studēre to care abouttweezers in American English
(ˈtwizərz)
plural noun
[also with sing. v.]
small nippers, consisting of two arms, joined at one end, for plucking out hairs, handling little objects, etc.
: often pair of tweezersWord origin
extended < obs. tweeze, surgical set, aphetic for Fr étuis, pl. of étui: see etuiImage oftweezers
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British English: tweezers /ˈtwiːzəz/ NOUN
Tweezers are a small tool that you use for tasks such as picking up small objects or pulling out hairs. Tweezers consist of two strips of metal or plastic joined together at one end.
- American English: tweezers
- Arabic: مَلَاقِط
- Brazilian Portuguese: pinça
- Chinese: 镊子
- Croatian: pinceta
- Czech: pinzeta
- Danish: pincet
- Dutch: pincet
- European Spanish: pinzas
- Finnish: pinsetit
- French: pince à épiler
- German: Pinzette
- Greek: τσιμπιδάκι
- Italian: pinzette
- Japanese: ピンセット
- Korean: 족집게
- Norwegian: pinsett
- Polish: pinceta
- European Portuguese: pinça
- Romanian: pensetă
- Russian: пинцет
- Latin American Spanish: pinzas
- Swedish: pincett
- Thai: แหนบ
- Turkish: cımbız
- Ukrainian: пінцет
- Vietnamese: nhíp
Chinese translation of 'tweezers'
tweezers
(ˈtwiːzəz)
n pl
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镊(鑷)子
(nièzi)a pair of tweezers一把镊(鑷)子
(yī bǎ nièzi)