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tweezers
[ twee-zerz ]
noun
- small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc.
tweezers
/ ˈtwiːzəz /
plural noun
- a small pincer-like instrument for handling small objects, plucking out hairs, etc Also calledpair of tweezersesp UStweezer
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tweezers1
Example Sentences
Much of the content was chit-chatty girl talk about longing for manicures, pedicures, a pair of tweezers and “underwear that fit.”
"In a moment you won't see it," declared the doctor, as he adjusted the tweezers, getting a careful grip on the end of the hair.
It's all finicky work with tweezers and magnifying glasses, trying to get everything to fit in that little case.
Suitable tweezers may be obtained at the larger hardware stores or of watchmakers.
Throughout Central Africa a pair of tweezers for extracting thorns is an indispensable requisite in the equipment of every native.
We therefore proceeded with the experiment, and fixed into the object-glass the little animal, who was struggling in our tweezers.
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