ring-finger nail

plural ring-finger nails

1. alternativeAlternative form of ring fingernail.

   ROMAINE: classic patent leather pump with trim grosgrain-bowed toe and the slimmest heels you’ve ever seen, no bigger at the tip than your ring-finger nail.

   1956 December 9, Liberty House, “Christmas Morning Glories for Her Majesty”, in The Honolulu Sunday Advertiser, home edition, 101st year, number 33,773, Honolulu, Haw., →ISSN, →OCLC, page D5

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   This was [Kathy] Kelty’s sixth [New York] Mets’ Opening Day in succession. Her dress for the occasion: Mets sweatpants, Mets warm-up jacket and Mets sunglasses topped off with big, blue Mets earrings and, embedded in her ring-finger nails, 14-karat-gold baseball-and-bat emblems.

   1990 April 10, James Dao, “Fan-tastic opener: Loss doesn’t dampen crowd”, in Daily News, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

   The glue is not as immediately bonding as some kits, which means the nail slid around somewhat for a while until I could hold it in the desired position. But it also meant I have no excuse for the one ring-finger nail that ended up crooked.

   2007 September 28, Jane Thaden Lawson, “Fancy fingers: Wish you had nice nails? See which fake kits passed our test.”, in Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D.: Gannett Co., →OCLC, page 9D, column 1