Новый большой англо-русский словарь - tweezers
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tweezers
1. употр с гл. во мн. ч.: пинцет, щипчики (также a pair of tweezers)
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noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: obsolete English tweeze, noun, etui, short for obsolete English etweese, from plural of obsolete English etwee, from French etui Date: 1654 any of various small metal instruments that are usually held between the thumb and index finger, are used for plucking, holding, or manipulating, and consist of two legs joined at one end ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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Tweezers are a small tool that you use for tasks such as picking up small objects or pulling out hairs. Tweezers consist of two strips of metal or plastic joined together at one end. N-PLURAL: oft a pair of N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n plural a small tool that has two narrow pieces of metal joined at one end, used to pull or move very small objects (plucking her eyebrows with a pair of tweezers) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1654, extended from tweezes, plural of tweeze "case for tweezers" (1622), aphetic of etweese, considered as plural of etwee (1611) "a small case," from Fr. йtui "small case," originally "a keeping safe," from O.Fr. estuier "to keep, shut up, imprison," of uncertain origin. The verb tweeze is a 1932 back-formation. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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