nail-scissors

plural noun

: small scissors with slender shaft and brief curved blades that are used chiefly for shaping and trimming the fingernails

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“Nail-scissors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nail-scissors. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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