Definition of Nailfile

1. Noun. A small flat file for shaping the nails.

Generic synonyms: File

Definition of Nailfile

1. Noun. (alternative form of nail file) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nailfile

nailbeds
nailbiter
nailbiters
nailbiting
nailbrush
nailbrushes
nailcare
nailed
nailed down
nailer
naileress
naileresses
naileries
nailers
nailery
nailfile (current term)
nailfiles
nailfold
nailfolds
nailgun
nailguns
nailhead
nailheads
nailing
nailing down
nailings
nailist
nailists
nailless
nailrod

Literary usage of Nailfile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Physiology, Hygiene and Health by Mary S. Haviland (1921)
"There will be a nailbrush and a nailfile, so that dirt which gets ground in under the finger-nails can be removed. People can do the dirtiest work and still ..."

2. Fashion Then and Now: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Social, Political, Military by William Pitt Lennox (1878)
"... punch, fleam, lancet, nailfile, button-hook, and two blades—were deposited in the ample pockets of his fustian shooting-jacket. ..."

3. Water Hazard by John Gunn (1995)
"There was about fifty dollars in notes, some coins, a nailfile and a lipstick. Nothing to get excited about. Then he pulled the zip on the side. ..."

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