nail scissors
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nail scissors
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Claiming that you don’t like attending weddings is worse than saying that you hate Christmas, or that the sound of children laughing and playing makes you want to remove your own ears with nail scissors.
From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2019
Some ads were then unfolded and briefly examined; in one video, a few items were cut out of one with nail scissors.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2019
It could end with one of those sore throats that feels as if you have swallowed a pair of nail scissors.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017
So he’ll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2016
So, forbidden to cut her own hair, she had given herself a fringe with a pair of nail scissors.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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