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tweezers [ˈtwiːzəz] pl n
(Engineering / Tools) a small pincer-like instrument for handling small objects, plucking out hairs, etc. Also called pair of tweezers (esp US) tweezer [plural of tweezer (on the model of scissors, etc.), from tweeze case of instruments, from French étuis cases (of instruments), from Old French estuier to preserve, from Vulgar Latin studiāre (unattested) to keep, from Latin studēre to care about] Translations tweezers pl (also pair of tweezers) → Pinzette f n pl tweezers [ˈtwiːzəz] a tool for gripping or pulling hairs, small objects etc She used a pair of tweezers to pluck her eyebrows. tangetjie مِلْقاط صَغير للشَّعْر пинсети pinzeta pincet die Pinzette τσιμπιδάκι pinzas pintsetid موچین pinsetit pinces à épiler מַלקֵט, פִּינצֶטָה चिमटी pinceta csipesz catut (flísa)töng, augnabrúnaplokkari pinzette ピンセット 핀셋 pincetas, žnybtuvai pincete penyepit kecil pincet pinsett pinceta pinça pensetă пинцет pinzeta pinceta pinceta pincett แหนบ cımbız 鑷子 щипчики; пінцет چمٹي cái nhíp 镊子 tweezers → ملاقط صغيرة pinzeta pincet Pinzette τσιμπιδάκι pinzas pinsetit pince à épiler pinceta pinzette ピンセット 족집게 pincet pinsett pinceta pinça пинцет pincett แหนบ cımbız cái nhíp 镊子 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Instead of
hurtling through space for lunar lunch meetings, we were standing on
lines at airports while grim-faced security suits threatened us with a
cavity search if we tried to sneak aboard with a pair of tweezers.
Removing those unnecessary commands manually is like removing lint from
a dark blue suit with a pair of tweezers. * Needlenose pliers or just a pair of tweezers * A selection of
beads or stones * Fishing wire * Necklace clasps * Bead tips
(professionally known as "clam" or "oyster" shells)
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