agnail
1Agnail — Ag nail, n. [AS. angn[ae]gl; ange vexation, trouble + n[ae]gel nail. Cf. {Hangnail}.] 1. A corn on the toe or foot. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail. [1913 Webster] …
2agnail — [ag′nāl΄] n. [ME angnail < OE angnægl, a corn (on the toe or foot) < ange, pain (akin to ANGER) + nægl, nail (metal): orig. in reference to the nail head appearance of the excrescence] 1. a sore or swelling around a fingernail or toenail 2 …
3agnail — /ag nayl / n. 1. hangnail. 2. whitlow. [bef. 950; ME; OE angnaegl, equiv. to ang tight, hard, painful + naegl corn (on foot), NAIL] * * * …
4agnail — noun Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail. Syn: hangnail …
5agnail — ag·nail ag .nāl n a sore or inflammation about a fingernail or toenail also HANGNAIL …
6agnail — n. hangnail, piece of skin next to the fingernail; infection of the finger …
7agnail — ag·nail …
8agnail — /ˈægneɪl/ (say agnayl) noun → hangnail …
9agnail — n. hangnail ; sore at the nail; whitlow …
10agnail — n. 1 a piece of torn skin at the root of a fingernail. 2 the soreness resulting from this. Etymology: OE angnaeliggl f. naeliggl NAIL n. 1 : cf. HANGNAIL …
