nailbrush

nailbrush
/nayl"brush'/, n.
a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails.
[1795-1805; NAIL + BRUSH1]

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  • Nailbrush — Nail brush , n. A brush for cleaning the nails. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nailbrush — [nāl′brush΄] n. a small, stiff brush for cleaning the fingernails …   English World dictionary

  • nailbrush — noun Date: 1802 a small firm bristled brush for cleaning the hands and especially the fingernails …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nailbrush — noun a small brush, with firm bristles, used to clean the fingernails or to scrub the hands …   Wiktionary

  • nailbrush — nail|brush [ˈneılbrʌʃ] n a small stiff brush for cleaning your fingernails …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • nailbrush — see nail brush …   English dictionary

  • nailbrush — n. small brush used to clean fingernails …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nailbrush — noun (C) a small, stiff brush for cleaning your fingernails …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • nailbrush — nail•brush [[t]ˈneɪlˌbrʌʃ[/t]] n. a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

  • nailbrush — /ˈneɪlbrʌʃ/ (say naylbrush) noun a small brush with hard bristles, used for scrubbing fingernails …  

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