little-finger nail

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Mr. M. Y. betted Mr. G[.] R. dinner and wine for a dozen friends, that the latter did not succeed⟳ in getting one of his finger-nails to grow⟳ an inch and a half from the end⟳ of the finger. Since that time Mr. G. R. having taken particular care of his little-finger nail, it has arrived to an inch and three-eighths in length!”

“They are small, light-brown moths with a somewhat slower flight pattern than other moths and are about the size of your little-finger nail.”

“The smallest I’ve worked with are finch eggs, which are not even the size of my little-finger nail.”

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