Hangnail

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hangnail \Hang"nail`\ (-n[=a]l`), n. [A corruption of agnail.]
     A small piece or sliver of skin which hangs loose, near the
     root of a finger nail. --Holloway.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hangnail
       n : a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail;
           tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily
           infected [syn: {agnail}]