French tip

noun

The (usually) white tip applied to each pink-painted nail as part of a French manicure.

Meanings

nounFrench tip (plural French tips)

plural French tips

  1. The (usually) white tip applied to each pink-painted nail as part of a French manicure.

    Manicurist Eri Narita was behind the brat-green French tips seen at Vogue World, and revealed that her initial inspiration was the greens found in and around a tennis court, from the grass to the balls.

    2024 June 27, Hannah Coates, “brat Green is the Mani Shade of The Moment”, in Vogue
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APA

French tip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20tip

MLA

“French tip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20tip. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French tip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20tip.

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