What does agnail mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
hangnail, agnailnoun
a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
Wiktionary
agnailnoun
A corn or sore on the toe or finger.
agnailnoun
Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail.
Etymology: From agnail, from angnægl.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Agnailnoun
A disease of the nails; a whitlow; an inflammation round the nails.
Etymology: from ange, grieved, and nagle, a nail.
Wikipedia
agnail
A hangnail is a tiny, torn piece of skin next to a fingernail or toenail, related to ingrown nails. The hangnail's other scientific names are: eponychium or paronychium. Hangnails are typically caused by having dry skin, or by trauma to the fingers, such as paper cuts or nail biting.
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agnail
An agnail, also known as a hangnail, is a small, often sharp, piece of skin that has torn away or is peeling from the edges of a fingernail or toenail.
Webster Dictionary
Agnailnoun
a corn on the toe or foot
Agnailnoun
an inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail
Etymology: [AS. angngl; ange vexation, trouble + ngel nail. Cf. Hangnail.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Agnail
ag′nāl, n. an inflammation round the toe- or finger-nail: a whitlow: a hangnail. [A.S. angnægl—ang, tight, and nægl, a nail; confounded in meaning by the dictionary-makers with Fr. angonailles, blotches, sores—Low L. anguinalia, carbuncles.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of agnail in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of agnail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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