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agnail definition

ag·nail (ag′nāl′)

noun

  1. a sore or swelling around a fingernail or toenail
  2. a hangnail

Etymology: ME angnail < OE angnægl, a corn (on the toe or foot) < ange, pain (akin to anger) + nægl, nail (metal): orig. in reference to the nail-head appearance of the excrescence

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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