twee·zers
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tweezers — twee|zers [ˈtwi:zəz US ərz] n [plural] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: tweeze case of small instruments (1600 1700), from etweese tweeze (17 18 centuries), from the plural of etwee tweeze (17 19 centuries), from French étui] a small tool that has two… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tweezers — Twee zers, n. pl. [See {Tweese}.] Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tweezers — An instrument with pincers that are squeezed together to grasp or extract fine structures. [A.S. twisel, fork] * * * twee·zers twē zərz n pl but sing or pl in constr any of various small metal instruments that are usu. held between the thumb and… … Medical dictionary
