tweezers

[ twee-zerz ]

/ ˈtwi zərz /

noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc.

Also tweez·er

[twee-zer] /ˈtwi zər/ .

Origin of tweezers

First recorded in 1645–55; plural of tweezer, equivalent to obsolete tweeze “case of surgical instruments” (aphetic form of earlier etweese, from French étuis, plural of étui, noun derivative of Old French étuier “to keep,” from Latin stūdiāre “to care for”) + -er¹

Words nearby tweezers

tweeny, tweeps, tweet, tweeter, tweeze, tweezers, twelfth, Twelfth Amendment, twelfth cranial nerve, Twelfth Day, twelfth man

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Example sentences from the Web for tweezers

Much of the content was chit-chatty girl talk about longing for manicures, pedicures, a pair of tweezers and “underwear that fit.”
Is This a Photo of Casey Anthony?|Diane Dimond|January 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dick spent the rest of the day working over Ned's face and body with tweezers, pulling out bits of thorns.
Dick in the Everglades|A. W. Dimock
Peter couldn't be sure, but she had a little pair of tweezers, and seemed to pull something out of her chin.
100%: The Story of a Patriot|Upton Sinclair
Arrange the fur over all stitches by picking it free with tweezers.
Taxidermy|Leon Luther Pray

Then from the belt came the thin metal case and a pair of tweezers.
The Adventures of Jimmie Dale|Frank L. Packard
The two valves of small mussels or clams were made to do service as tweezers for pulling out their hair.
Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans|William H. Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for tweezers

tweezers

/ (ˈtwiːzəz) /

pl n

a small pincer-like instrument for handling small objects, plucking out hairs, etcAlso called: pair of tweezers, (esp US) tweezer

Word Origin for tweezers

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 about

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单词	tweezers
释义	tweezers [ twee-zerz ] / ˈtwi zərz / noun (used with a singular or plural verb) small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc. Also tweez·er [twee-zer] /ˈtwi zər/ . Origin of tweezers First recorded in 1645–55; plural of tweezer, equivalent to obsolete tweeze “case of surgical instruments” (aphetic form of earlier etweese, from French étuis, plural of étui, noun derivative of Old French étuier “to keep,” from Latin stūdiāre “to care for”) + -er¹ Words nearby tweezers tweeny, tweeps, tweet, tweeter, tweeze, tweezers, twelfth, Twelfth Amendment, twelfth cranial nerve, Twelfth Day, twelfth man Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tweezers Much of the content was chit-chatty girl talk about longing for manicures, pedicures, a pair of tweezers and “underwear that fit.” Is This a Photo of Casey Anthony?\|Diane Dimond\|January 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Dick spent the rest of the day working over Ned's face and body with tweezers, pulling out bits of thorns. Dick in the Everglades\|A. W. Dimock Peter couldn't be sure, but she had a little pair of tweezers, and seemed to pull something out of her chin. 100%: The Story of a Patriot\|Upton Sinclair Arrange the fur over all stitches by picking it free with tweezers. Taxidermy\|Leon Luther Pray Then from the belt came the thin metal case and a pair of tweezers. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale\|Frank L. Packard The two valves of small mussels or clams were made to do service as tweezers for pulling out their hair. Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans\|William H. Holmes British Dictionary definitions for tweezers tweezers / (ˈtwiːzəz) / pl n a small pincer-like instrument for handling small objects, plucking out hairs, etcAlso called: pair of tweezers, (esp US) tweezer Word Origin for tweezers 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 about Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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