tweezer

noun

twee·​zer ˈtwē-zər How to pronounce tweezer (audio)

Examples of tweezer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their movements are precise, using tweezers to garnish food on small, round plates. Tinbete Ermyas, NPR, 3 June 2024 This one includes scissors, tweezers and a CPR kit. Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024 But Huang suddenly stopped, noticing that the man was tending to the garden with a bamboo tweezer and a bamboo basket with, at most, three tiny pieces of dead moss inside it. Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 24 May 2024 The hemp fibers were slightly hard to get a good hold on between tweezers, but the lash band was a bit easier to manipulate. Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tweezer 

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Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tweezer was in 1904

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“Tweezer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweezer. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.

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