nailbrush

American  

[neyl-bruhsh] / ˈneɪlˌbrʌʃ /

noun

1. a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails.

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nailbrush British  

/ ˈneɪlˌbrʌʃ /

noun

1. a small stiff-bristled brush for cleaning the fingernails

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Etymology

Origin of nailbrush

First recorded in 1795–1805; nail + brush ¹

Example Sentences

Tom Hanks takes on the role of Disney, with a nailbrush moustache and unexpectedly gentle charm, his upbeat American optimism making Mrs Travers fit to burst with outrage in her buttoned-up tweed suit.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2013

But this was not one of those nailbrush moustaches, all short and clipped and bristly.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

His wiry, bony hands ignore a nailbrush and the luxury of lemon.

From A Daughter of Eve by Balzac, Honoré de

His aphorism was, "Gentlemen, the secret of surgery is the nailbrush."

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

He is a lean old soldier of the Empire, with a white moustache, kept short and stiff like a nailbrush.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison