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A larger number indicates a longer nail, shown in the table below. Diameter of the nail also varies based on penny size, depending on nail type. Nails under 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 inch, often called brads, are sold mostly in small packages with only a length designation or with length and wire gauge designations; for example, 1″ 18 ga. or 3 ⁄ 4 ″ 16 ga.
The nail was apparently named after the practice of hammering brass nails into the counter at shops where cloth was sold. [2] [3] [4] On the other hand, R D Connor, in The weights and measures of England (p 84) states that the nail was the 16th part of a Roman foot, i.e., digitus or finger, although he provides no reference to support this. [5]
Finger is also the name of a longer unit of length, used historically in cloth measurement, to mean one eighth of a yard or 4 1 / 2 inches. [8] [10] (114.3 mm) Again, which finger and whose finger, is not defined. These units have no legal status but remain in use for 'rough and ready' comparisons.
“A lot of people always ask me how I do gymnastics with such long nails. To tell you the truth, they actually help me with my technique,” Chiles, 23, recently told the Associated Press .
A nail is a protective plate characteristically found at the tip ... who set the record in 2001 and as of 2008 had nails with a total length on both hands of 28 ...
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A woman giving another woman a manicure. Belleville, Ontario, 1930s. Manicure closeup – clear nail polish being applied Nail polish being applied as part of a manicure. A manicure is a mostly cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon.
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