TWEEZE

tweeze

(verb) pluck with tweezers; “tweeze facial hair”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

tweeze (third-person singular simple present tweezes, present participle tweezing, simple past and past participle tweezed)

(transitive) To pluck or grasp using tweezers.

(transitive) To shape by plucking out hairs with tweezers.

(intransitive) To pluck out hairs using tweezers.

Source: Wiktionary


Tweese, Tweeze, n. Etym: [OE. tweeze, tweese, fr. F. étuis, pl. of étui a case, sheath, box; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. MNG. stuche a wide sleeve in which articles could be carried, OHG. stuhha, G. stauche a short and narrow muff. Cf Etui, Tweezers.]

Definition: A surgeon's case of instruments. Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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