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tweezers

[ twee-zerz ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc.


tweezers

/ ˈٷɾːə /

plural noun

  1. a small pincer-like instrument for handling small objects, plucking out hairs, etc Also calledpair of tweezersesp UStweezer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tweezers1

First recorded in 1645–55; plural of tweezer, equivalent to obsolete tweeze “case of surgical instruments” (aphetic form of earlier etweese, from French éٳܾ, plural of éٳܾ, noun derivative of Old French éٳܾ “to keep,” from Latin ū徱 “to care for”) + -er 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tweezers1

C17: plural of tweezer (on the model of scissors , etc), from tweeze case of instruments, from French éٳܾ cases (of instruments), from Old French estuier to preserve, from Vulgar Latin ٳܻ徱 (unattested) to keep, from Latin ٳܻŧ to care about
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It has tweezers, whatever backgrounds I’m working with and cutting tools that are usually ballpoint pens that have run out of ink.

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In the virtual reality environment, participants had either a human-like hand or "bionic tool" resembling a large pair of tweezers grafted onto the end of their wrist.

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Your first aid kit should include bandages, antiseptic wipes, scissors, tweezers, pain relievers and prescription medications.

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The secret is found in acoustic energy emitters that Tian's team uses to surround and capture particles, working like invisible tweezers.

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They are harder to see when they are young, so look carefully and immediately pull them off with tweezers.

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