nail scissors

noun

Small, usually curved scissors for cutting the fingernails and toenails.

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Meanings

nounnail scissors pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlySmall, usually curved scissors for cutting the fingernails and toenails.

Translations

Ancient Greek ὀνυχιστήριον
  • ὀνυχιστήριον (onukhistḗrion)small scissors
Chinese Cantonese 指甲鉗 /指甲钳
  • 指甲鉗 /指甲钳small scissors
Chinese Mandarin 指甲剪, 指甲刀
  • 指甲剪 (zhǐjiajiǎn)small scissors
  • 指甲刀 (zhǐjiadāo)small scissors
Danish neglsaks
  • neglsakssmall scissors
Dutch nagelschaar
  • nagelschaarsmall scissors
Finnish kynsisakset
  • kynsisaksetsmall scissors
French ciseaux à ongles
  • ciseaux à onglessmall scissors
German Nagelschere
  • Nagelscheresmall scissors
Indonesian gunting kuku
  • gunting kukusmall scissors
Irish siosúr ingne
  • siosúr ingnesmall scissors
Polish nożyczki do paznokci
  • nożyczki do paznokcismall scissors
Portuguese tesoura de unha
  • tesoura de unhasmall scissors
Spanish tijeras de uñas
  • tijeras de uñassmall scissors
Swedish nagelsax
  • nagelsaxsmall scissors
Cite this entry
APA

nail scissors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20scissors

MLA

“nail scissors.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20scissors. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nail scissors,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20scissors.

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