tweezers
noun /ˈtwiːzəz/
/ˈtwiːzərz/
[plural]- enlarge imagea small tool with two long, thin parts joined together at one end, used for picking up very small things or for pulling out hairs
- a pair of tweezers
Word Originmid 17th cent.: extended form of obsolete tweeze ‘case of surgical instruments’, shortening of etweese, anglicized plural of etui.