footnail

noun

Etymology

From foot + nail.

  1. derived from *h₃nogʰ-
  2. inherited from *naglaz
  3. inherited from *nagl
  4. inherited from næġl
  5. inherited from nail
  6. compounded as footnail — “foot + nail

Definitions

  1. Synonym of toenail.

    • The soles are more horny and discoloured than the palms, and the foot[-]nails, from walking bare, are often deficient or distorted.
    • Sajjani, embellished with many gem[-]like good qualities, who ever saw her face (reflected) in the mirror of the footnails of her lord, was the wife of that ocean of virtues.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA