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noun

a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.

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Nearby words

  1. orange peel,
  2. orange pekoe,
  3. orange river,
  4. orange roughy,
  5. orange rust,
  6. orange-peel fungus,
  7. orange-tip,
  8. orangeade,
  9. orangeburg,
  10. orangeism

Origin of orange stick

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
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British Dictionary definitions for orange stick

orange stick

noun

a small stick used to clean the fingernails and cuticles, having one pointed and one rounded end
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