Toenails definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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These socks will last you for one to two years (granted you are wearing boots or shoes or sandals with them) to come as long as you keep yours shoes properly tied and toenails reasonable length; meaning that you feet are not loose in the boots rubbing against the heel portion and your toenails are at normal length so they do not essentially cut through the sock itself.

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noun The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
noun A nail driven obliquely, as to join vertical and horizontal beams.
transitive verb To secure (beams) with obliquely driven nails.

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With a clicking of toenails, the dog trotted after him downstairs. — Mary Jo Putney - The Rake.htm
That my toenails were as "black as the ace of spades." — Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March-April 2005
Long, shapely legs peeked from beneath the robe and her toenails were painted a dusty shade of rose. — Chapter One
Shouldn't whims be reserved for decisions about the color of your toenails, your hair and your vehicles? — The Vanished Man
Archie climbed into bed, not before Grady and Annie saw that his toenails were a rather tasteful shade of mauve, bits of cotton still stuck between each toe. — Michaels, Kasey - Too Good To Be True.html