nail scissors

noun

, (usually used with a plural verb)

1. small scissors with short curved blades for trimming the fingernails or toenails.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nail scissors¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Every surface is littered with objects: “pill bottles, nail scissors, binder clips, chopsticks, pens, pencils, coupons, pocket change, random keys, sticks of chewing gum.”

From Washington Post

“What do you think about my hair? I haven’t cut it for a while. Do you think I should give it a bit of a trim at the back, with nail scissors?”

From The Guardian

Fiona Riebeling of New Haven, Connecticut, used a fork, barbeque skewer and nail scissors to transform her sleek long hair into jaunty bangs.

From Reuters

In “Doppelgänger,” a man spends his life cutting little holes in his shoulders, belly and thighs with a pair of nail scissors.

From New York Times

I had some nail scissors among my things and I took them, went back underneath the bed and, using the small scissors, opened a hole in the plastic material which covered the underside of the bed's wooden base.

From BBC