a small stick used to clean the fingernails and cuticles, having one pointed and one rounded end
orange stick in American English
US
a pointed stick, orig. of orangewood, used in manicuring
orange stick in American English
noun
a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, esp. to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails
Word origin
[1910–15, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon cycle, cat and mouse, coverage, radio, zing
Examples of 'orange stick' in a sentence
orange stick
For a decoration, take a few oranges, stick in some cloves and let them dry on the table - a lovely aroma comes out.