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Fingernail   /fˈɪŋgərnˌeɪl/   Listen
Fingernail

noun
1.
The nail at the end of a finger.






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"Fingernail" Quotes from Famous Books



... have the notion of a Mantram, or what you consider magical spell. In one aspect the notion is of magical words that can manipulate natural forces directly. The notion of a devil doll is a little closer. Only instead of actual substance from the subject—hair, fingernail parings, and so on—the Mantram matrix takes the detailed force pattern of the subject, through the lens when it forms. So, in your concepts, what results is an iconic Mantram. But it operates both ways. You'll see what I ...
— The Gallery • Roger Phillips Graham

... the prize—this pearl as large as a filbert—with a pale pink tinge like a lady's fingernail—this spoil of a filibustering age—this gift from a European emperor to a South Sea chief. We gloated over it when all was snug. We toasted it in whiskey and soda-water laid in overnight in view of the great moment. But the moment was greater, more triumphant, than our most sanguine ...
— The Amateur Cracksman • E. W. Hornung



Words linked to "Fingernail" :   nail, thumbnail, finger



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