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tweezers
CIDE DICTIONARY
tweezers, n. pl. [See Tweese.].
Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tweezers, n.pl. a small pair of pincers for taking up small objects, plucking out hairs, etc.
Etymology
extended form of tweezes (cf. pincers etc.) pl. of obs. tweeze case for small instruments, f. etweese = {eacute}tuis, pl. of {Eacute}TUI
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