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hangnail

(haŋ′nāl′)

noun

a bit of torn skin hanging at the side or base of a fingernail

Origin: altered (by pop. assoc. with hang) < agnail

See hangnail in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small piece of dead skin at the side or the base of a fingernail that is partly detached from the rest of the skin.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of agnail (influenced by hang)

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