tweezers
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tweezers
- /ˈtwizəɹz/ US
- /ˈtwiːzəz/ UK
Where it comes from
17th century (1645–55): plural of tweeser (on the model of nippers, pincers, pliers or scissors), from obsolete tweese (“case for small instruments”) (or alternatively, alteration of plural form tweeses), aphetic form of earlier etweese (plural of etwee), from French étuis, plural of étui (“case, box, cover”) (from Old French estui (“container, prison”, noun), derivative of étuier (earlier spelling, estuier (“to shut up, guard, keep, preserve, save, enclose, place in a cover”), probably from Vulgar Latin *estudiāre (“to keep, treat with care”) or *studiāre, from Latin studēre (“to care about”).
noun
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A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.
Similar: pair of pincers, pincers, pair of tweezers, tongs, tweezer
Translations
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noun small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects
| Español | pinzas, tenacillas, tenazuelas, pinza [depilatoria], pincita [de depilar] |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ピンセット pinsetto |
| 中文 | 鑷子 /镊子 nièzi, 眉毛鉗 /眉毛钳 méimáoqián |
| हिन्दी | चिमटी cimṭī |
| Português | pinça |
| Français | pince à épiler, pincette |
| Deutsch | Pinzette |
| Italiano | pinzetta |
| Ελληνικά | λαβίδα lavída |
| Română | pensetă |
| Русский | пинце́т pincét, щипцы́ ščipcý, щи́пчики ščípčiki |
| Tiếng Việt | nhíp |
| العربية | مِلْقَط صَغِير milqaṭ ṣaḡīr, مِلْقَط milqaṭ |
| עברית | פִּינְצֶטָה pintséta |
Talk about this word "tweezers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tweezers. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tweezers. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tweezers "tweezers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tweezers.Cite this
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title = {tweezers},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tweezers},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
