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

The nail file and nail scissors must be used as often as possible.

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She took a nail scissors, clipped out the 'My God' and showed the rest of the letter all over school.

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A touch of the hairbrush was necessary, and for his hands the file of the nail-scissors.

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Lacking this, she trundled home with all speed, and began cutting out roses with swift and certain strokes of the nail-scissors.

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Then I took scissors, short-nail scissors, and I cut its throat with three slits, quite gently.

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