nail scissors
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nail scissors
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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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
Not the quiet way, with the tiny nail scissors.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2018
So he’ll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2016
Lennon’s bandmate Ringo Starr once had his hair quickly chopped by an 18-year-old girl with a pair of nail scissors at a D.C. charity ball.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2016
Or maybe she snipped it with a pair of nail scissors.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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