forefinger nail

plural forefinger nails

1. alternativeAlternative form of forefingernail.

   The idea is to see how close the ends of your forefinger nails can be brought together without touching.

   1980 December 28, Janice Okun, “How Do You Spell Re(hic)lief?”, in Barbara Lamb, editor, The Magazine of The Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y.: The Buffalo Evening News, →OCLC, page 4, column 3

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   He displayed a forefinger nail which had been slit the entire length, leaving a scar, and said that one of his large toenails had undergone similar treatment.

   1925 January 4, “[Arnold Henry Savage] Landor Lived to Tell of Tortures in Tibet […]”, in The New York Times (section 8), volume LXXIV, number 24,452, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2025, page 8, column 3

   This involves some of the intaglios or incised ringstones of the Roman soldiers, with a variety of designs from the head of Jupiter on something the size of your forefinger nail, to the multi-tasking dancing girl, who is certainly swinging her skirts but also playing the pipes at the same time and on a semi-precious cornelian stone of a beautiful blue.

   2019 August 21, “Districts”, in Border Telegraph, Galashiels, Scottish Borders, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25, column 1