HANGNAIL

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Usage notes

• The modern sense of “sharp corner of nail” appears in promotional podiatry literature.

Synonyms

• agnail

Coordinate terms

• whitlow

Anagrams

• Langhian

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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