tweezer

noun

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

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Candy wrappers, for instance, serve as clever substitutes for silver leaf and conventional metalwork, while broken eggshells—carefully applied using tweezers—mimic refined Art Deco finishes. Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2025 Boyce also recommends letting your base coat, polish, and topcoat dry for 10 minutes before dotting nail glue onto your nail and sticking the crystal in place with tweezers. Jennet Jusu, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025 The pieces, down to one-quarter inch, were picked from the mangled capsule one by one with tweezers. Leonard David, Space.com, 19 Jan. 2025 Reising used what’s called intradermal needles on my scars—teeny tiny versions of standard acupuncture needles placed with tweezers on either side of the scar to help break up the tissue. Brianna Peters, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tweezer 

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Feb. 2025.

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