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

Example Sentences

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

It could end with one of those sore throats that feels as if you have swallowed a pair of nail scissors.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017

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