nail scissors

American  

noun

(usually used with a plural verb)

1. small scissors with short curved blades for trimming the fingernails or toenails.

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Etymology

Origin of nail scissors

First recorded in 1850–55

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Example Sentences

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nail scissors

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

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

These include people who attend to your cosmetic vanities with shears, nail scissors, and such, and people who attend to your home.

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2015

She ran into the bathroom and rummaged through the medicine chest until she found a pair of nail scissors with which to chop out the offending hair.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

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