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A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail.

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  1. n. A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail.
  2. n. a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
  3. A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail. Holloway.
  4. A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near theroot of finger nail. Holloway.
  5. n:100 n. a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected