nail file

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noun

a small file of metal or cardboard, for trimming, smoothing, or shaping the fingernails and sometimes having a point for removing dirt from under them.

Origin of nail file

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby nail file

nail bar, nail bed, nail bomb, nail down, nail enamel, nail file, nail fold, nail in one's coffin, nail pit, nail polish, nail scissors

Example sentences from the Web for nail file

She had left the window, and going to her dressing-table, had picked up her nail-file.

The Case of Jennie Brice |Mary Roberts Rinehart
I havent seen it since she borrowed it, and Ive ruined my nail-file trying to open the box of cake mother sent.

The Girl from the Big Horn Country |Mary Ellen Chase
With an effort, I was able to take a nail-file from a dressing-table.

The Confessions of Arsne Lupin |Maurice Leblanc
He made use of his own comb and brush, tooth-brush, nail-file and whiskbroom.

Jokes For All Occasions |Anonymous

He flung himself down in a chair before his dressing-table and picked up a nail-file.

The Black Moth |Georgette Heyer

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nail file

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Origin of nail file

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Example sentences from the Web for nail file

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

nail file

noun

Origin of nail file

Words nearby nail file

Words related to nail file

Example sentences from the Web for nail file