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fingernail

noun
/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/US

Etymology

From Middle English finger neil(e); equivalent to finger + nail. Compare Middle English nayl of fynger (“fingernail”) and Old English handnæġl (“fingernail”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fingernail (“fingernail”), West Frisian fingerneil (“fingernail”), Dutch vingernagel (“fingernail”), German Fingernagel (“fingernail”), Danish fingernegl (“fingernail”), Swedish fingernagel (“fingernail”), Norwegian fingernegl (“fingernail”), Icelandic fingurnögl (“fingernail”).

  1. inherited from finger neiles

Definitions

  1. The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching…

    The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

The neighborhood

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