nail scissors
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noun (usually used with a plural verb)
small scissors with short curved blades for trimming the fingernails or toenails.
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Origin of nail scissors
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby nail scissors
nailing strip, nail in one's coffin, nail-patella syndrome, nail pit, nail polish, nail scissors, nail set, nail-sick, nail skin, nail technician, nail up
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