squovaladj.

Brit.

/ˈskwəʊvl/, U.S.

/ˈskwoʊv(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: square adj., oval adj.²

Etymology: < squ- (in square adj.) + oval adj.²

Of a manicured fingernail: shaped so as to have squared sides with rounded upper corners.

ΚΠ

1992 Los Angeles Times 19 June e8/5 Squoval is the latest jargon for a squared-off nail whose corners are slightly rounded and whose tip extends just to the end of the finger.

1998 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Aug. 198 For your next manicure, remember the new nail shape is ‘squoval’—square at the sides and curved at the top.

2004 Miami Herald (Nexis) 8 Dec. (Tropical Life section) 8 e Short, ‘squoval’ nails are the trend right now.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	squoval
释义	squovaladj. Brit. /ˈskwəʊvl/, U.S. /ˈskwoʊv(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: square adj., oval adj.² Etymology: < squ- (in square adj.) + oval adj.² Of a manicured fingernail: shaped so as to have squared sides with rounded upper corners. ΚΠ 1992 Los Angeles Times 19 June e8/5 Squoval is the latest jargon for a squared-off nail whose corners are slightly rounded and whose tip extends just to the end of the finger. 1998 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Aug. 198 For your next manicure, remember the new nail shape is ‘squoval’—square at the sides and curved at the top. 2004 Miami Herald (Nexis) 8 Dec. (Tropical Life section) 8 e Short, ‘squoval’ nails are the trend right now. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1992
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