Found 2 items, similar to Hangnail.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hangnail
hangnail
n : a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail;
tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily
infected [syn:
agnail]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hangnail
Hangnail
\Hang"nail`\ (-n[=a]l`), n. [A corruption of agnail.]
A small piece or sliver of skin which hangs loose, near the
root of a finger nail. --Holloway.
[1913 Webster]