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Word: Hangnail
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: alteration of agnail ‘painful swelling around a nail’ (from Old English angnægl, denoting a corn on the toe), influenced by hang
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhaŋneɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a piece of torn skin at the root of a fingernail.
Short Definition:piece of torn skin at root of fingernail
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