ETYM as. naegel, akin to Dutch nagel, Old High Germ. nagal, German nagel, Icel. nagl, nail, nagli nail, Swed. nagel nail, Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail, Russ. nogote, Latin unguis, Skr. nakha.
In biology, a hard, flat, flexible outgrowth of the digits of primates (humans, monkeys, and apes). Nails are composed of keratin.
The horny plate covering and protecting the backs of the fingertips; fingernail.
1. (Unguis), von der Kralle rückgebildete Hornplatte an den Finger- und Zehenendgliedern des Menschen, angewachsen in einem N.bett. - 2) runder, eckiger oder gedrehter Stift mit verbreitertem Kopf, meist aus Stahl oder anderem Metall, zum (aneinander) Befestigen und Verbinden von Bauteilen.
Siehe Nagel Otto, Nagel Peter.
1. To attach something somewhere by means of nails
2. To conclude something successfully, decisively
Old measure of two and a quarter inches
A long, pointed piece of metal, usually topped with a flatter surface (or) that is hammered into materials as a fastener.
A former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard.