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
hangnail (plural hangnails)
A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.
A pointed upper corner of the toenail (often created by improperly trimming by rounding the corner) that, as the nail grows, presses into the flesh or protrudes so that it may catch (“hang”) on stockings or shoes.
• The modern sense of “sharp corner of nail” appears in promotional podiatry literature.
• agnail
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Source: Wiktionary
Hang"nail`, n. Etym: [A corruption of agnail.]
Definition: A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail. Holloway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
