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. Ă©tuis, pl. of Ă©tui 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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