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Pair of tweezers   /pɛr əv twˈizərz/   Listen
Pair of tweezers

noun
1.
A hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping.  Synonyms: pair of pincers, pincer, tweezer.






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"Pair of tweezers" Quotes from Famous Books



... Trent opened another small squat bottle containing a dense black powder. "Lamp-black," he explained. "Hold a bit of paper in your hand for a second or two, and this little chap will show you the pattern of your fingers." He carefully took up with a pair of tweezers one of the leaves cut from his diary, and held it out for the other to examine. No marks appeared on the leaf. He tilted some of the powder out upon one surface of the paper, then, turning it over, upon ...
— The Woman in Black • Edmund Clerihew Bentley



Words linked to "Pair of tweezers" :   roach clip, roach holder, hand tool



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