tweez|ers

tweez|ers
tweez|ers «TWEE zuhrz», noun (plural).
small pincers for pulling out hairs and picking up small objects.
[alteration of tweeze; see etym. under tweeze (Cf.tweeze)]

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  • tweezers — tweez•ers [[t]ˈtwi zərz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc • Etymology: 1645–55; pl. of tweezer= obs. tweeze case of surgical instruments (aph …   From formal English to slang

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