Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The border of epidermal tissue surrounding a fingernail or toenail.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The border of skin which grows over the root of the nail.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin : peri– + Greek onux, onukh-, nail; see nogh- in Indo-European roots.]
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