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]