nailfold

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noun

The skin that overlaps the edge of a fingernail or toenail.

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Meanings

nounnailfold (plural nailfolds)

plural nailfolds

  1. The skin that overlaps the edge of a fingernail or toenail.

Origin

From nail + fold.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“nailfold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nailfold. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nailfold,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nailfold.

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