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tweeze

[ tweez ]

verb (used with object)

tweezed, tweezing.
  1. to pluck, as with tweezers.


tweeze

/ ³Ù·É¾±Ë³ú /

verb

  1. to take hold of or pluck (hair, small objects, etc) with or as if with tweezers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tweeze1

First recorded in 1940–45; back formation from tweezers
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tweeze1

C17: back formation from tweezers
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Back in the sampling tent, the scientists tweezed clumps of the manakin's breast feathers to be sent for analysis, before the bird is returned unharmed to the wild.

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By the Nixon years eyebrows were tweezed again, with Twiggy bringing us back to our patriotic anxiety.

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With a Moroccan argan oil base, this formula contains essential oils to relax you before going in for the tweeze.

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I now handle a razor with assurance, but blood still drops whenever I tweeze, pluck or wax.

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In fact, the opposite can even happen: Waxing, tweezing or threading can reduce hair growth, because some hair follicles get damaged by the removal process and stop producing hair, she said.

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