nail scissors

noun

(usually used with a plural verb)

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nail scissors¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Every surface is littered with objects: “pill bottles, nail scissors, binder clips, chopsticks, pens, pencils, coupons, pocket change, random keys, sticks of chewing gum.”

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“What do you think about my hair? I haven’t cut it for a while. Do you think I should give it a bit of a trim at the back, with nail scissors?”

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Fiona Riebeling of New Haven, Connecticut, used a fork, barbeque skewer and nail scissors to transform her sleek long hair into jaunty bangs.

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In “Doppelgänger,” a man spends his life cutting little holes in his shoulders, belly and thighs with a pair of nail scissors.

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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.

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