|
|
Definition of Fingernail
1. Noun. The nail at the end of a finger.
Definition of Fingernail
1. Noun. The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fingernail
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fingernail
1. See: nail. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fingernail
Literary usage of Fingernail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trukese-English Dictionary =: Pwpwuken Tettenin Fóós, Chuuk-Ingenes by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"run a finger under on one's finger, fingernail (someone) to sniff the genital
odors kku(ti.): fingernail, toenail, claw. ..."
2. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni, Amos Peaslee Brown (1908)
"All of these minerals have a dead black streak 333 1. Hardness under 2.5, can be
scratched with the fingernail 333 Covellite; Anthracite coal; ..."
3. Hellenistic Pottery: Athenian and Imported Wheelmade Table Ware and Related by Susan I. Rotroff (1997)
"A rough indication of hardness is given by the following scale: Soft: scratched
easily by fingernail. Fairly hard: fingernail makes very slight mark, ..."
4. Hellenistic Pottery: The Plain Wares by Susan I. Rotroff (2006)
"Hardness was determined by a simple test: whether or not the fabric could be
scratched by a fingernail or a metal point. The results are recorded as ..."
5. Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children (1991)
"Do not let the blood run down the finger or onto the fingernail. After the finger
is ready, the puncture and subsequent steps of forming a drop of blood and ..."
Other Resources:
Azeri