footnail
footnail noun: synonym of toenail.
Noun
footnail (plural footnails)
- Synonym of toenail.
- The soles are more horny and discoloured than the palms, and the foot[-]nails, from walking bare, are often deficient or distorted.1859, Richard F. Burton, “The Lake Regions of Central Equatorial Africa, with Notices of the Lunar Mountains and the Sources of the White Nile; […]”, in Norton Shaw, editor, The Journal of the Royal...
- The well-filled understructure of the skin, the delicacy of the skin, the foot of a person not accustomed to hard labour or to wear heavy shoes—the footnails being trimmed, clean, and in good condition, as well as those of the hand—led me to that conclusion.1870, “The Norwich Murder. Trial of William Sheward.”, in The Annual Register: A Review of Public Events at Home and Abroad, for the Year 1869, London: Rivingtons, […], page 223
- Synonyms:
- toenail
Examples of footnail in a sentence
- Sajjani, embellished with many gem[-]like good qualities, who ever saw her face (reflected) in the mirror of the footnails of her lord, was the wife of that ocean of virtues.1882 April, “Sanskṛit Grants and Inscriptions”, in Jas. Burgess, editor, The Indian Antiquary, a Journal of Oriental Research in...
- Dysentery, tetanus, severe ulcers, sunstroke, inflammation under footnails by parasites, are among the prevalent affections.1886, James Bonwick, “Guyana, or Cayenne”, in French Colonies and Their Resources, London: Street & Co., […], page 23:
Synonyms of footnail
Forms of footnail
| plural | footnails |
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Origin of footnail
From foot + nail.
Questions about footnail
- What does footnail mean?
- Footnail means synonym of toenail.
- How do you use footnail in a sentence?
- Sajjani, embellished with many gem[-]like good qualities, who ever saw her face (reflected) in the mirror of the footnails of her lord, was the wife of that ocean of virtues.
- What part of speech is footnail?
- Footnail is a noun.
- What is the plural of footnail?
- The plural of footnail is footnails.
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