hangnail, agnail
(noun) a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
Source: WordNet® 3.1
agnail (plural agnails)
(obsolete) A corn or sore on the toe or finger.
Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail.
• (torn skin): hangnail
• -lagnia, Anglia, Galina, Ilagan, gai-lan, gailan
Source: Wiktionary
Ag"nail, n. Etym: [AS. angnægl; ange vexation, trouble + nægel nail. Cf. Hangnail.]
1. A corn on the toe or foot. [Obs.]
2. An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
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