tweezer

noun

twee·​zer ˈtwē-zər How to pronounce tweezer (audio)

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And for the love of all things nasal, keep your fingers (and tweezers) out of there! Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024 But never fear: Those tweezers and Tylenol made the cut to the new purse. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024 Photo : Courtesy of Tiffany & Co. Collar Feathering The peacock feathers are connected to the diamond collar via their stems, which are composed of 116 triangle-cut diamonds, with jewelers using tweezers to place stones into the casting. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024 Century-old relics unveiled Museum curators and staff spent eight hours meticulously opening the interior packages using tweezers and small razor blades to preserve the contents of the artifacts inside as well as the packaging. Graham Hurley, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tweezer 

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tweezer was in 1904

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“Tweezer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweezer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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