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单词 nail bar
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nail barn.

Brit. /ˈneɪl bɑː/, U.S. /ˈneɪl ˌbɑr/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nail n., bar n.1
Etymology: < nail n. + bar n.1
1. A narrow four-sided block of iron or other metal from which nails are cut. Now historical.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > iron > [noun] > bar of iron > other types of bar
osmund1428
nail bar1817
merchant bar1838
round1862
plating bar1879
osmund piece1898
1817 W. Pitt Topogr. Hist. Staffs. 180 The iron here is wrought from the ore to the nail-bar, and afterwards manufactured into a great variety of articles.
1822 J. White New Cent. of Inventions 227 The thickness of the nail bar is so proportioned as to contain in that length..enough of metal for the nail when finished.
1906 Economist 6 Jan. 15/2 The [German] manufacturers of wrought iron marked up prices to equalise the recent advance in raw materials. Commercial forms and screw stock were raised to 142 marks, and horseshoe and nail-bars to 150 marks.
1998 Hist. Archaeol. 32 82/1 Bars were heated and run through water powered rollers until they had rectangular cross sections and were about one quarter to one half inch thick, according to the size nail rod that was to be produced. These were called nail bars.
2. A crowbar.With reference to the use of the tool to grip and remove nails.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > lever or crowbar > [noun]
lever1297
speke1366
crowa1400
gavelock1497
prisea1500
handspoke1513
porter1538
sway1545
handspike1559
heaver1598
coleweigh1600
handspeek1644
forcer1649
ringer1650
ripping-chisel1659
pinch1685
crow-spike1692
Betty1700
wringer1703
crowbar1748
spike1771
pry1803
jemmy1811
crow-iron1817
dog1825
pinchbar1837
jimmy1848
stick1848
pry bar1872
peiser1873
nail bar1929
cane1930
1929 Eng. Rev. July 109 Something wrong with that darned crown-block. Slim, take a nail-bar and see if you can fix it.
1967 Victoria (Texas) Advocate 12 Oct. 5/7 The door of the building was pried open with what appeared to be a large nail bar.
2008 Irish Independent (Nexis) 30 Dec. Two members of staff..were tied up after four masked men carrying a nail bar and lump hammer entered the premises at about 4.20am.
3. Originally Australian. An establishment where manicures, pedicures, and other cosmetic treatments for the nails are carried out, typically a small beauty salon or a counter within a larger store.In quot. 1971, a facility in a club providing the equipment for members to treat their own nails.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > places of beautification
beauty parlour1881
beauty shop1890
beauty salon1906
salon1913
nail bar1971
1971 Now (Potts Point, New South Wales) No. 51. 8/3 (advt.) Amongst the services we provide..are..our free nail bar, providing remover, nail polish, files and hand cream, and a welcome seat where you can collapse and repair the trauma of a chipped or broken nail, between office and date!
1984 Canberra Times 8 Dec. 37/5 (advt.) Nail sculpturer... We require a self-motivated person with a bright personality to work in our new nail bar.
2008 R. Bridge You can do it Too (2010) iii. 27 [The company]..now has 40 nail bars in Britain, most of them located within department stores.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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