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Definition of tweeze

tweeze

/twiːz/
tweeze
Past Simple:tweezed
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Past Participle:tweezed
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Present Participle:tweezing
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tweeze Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To pluck, pull out, or manipulate small objects or hairs using tweezers.

Example

"She leaned closer to the magnifying mirror to tweeze a few stray hairs from her eyebrows."

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Word Origin & Etymology

A 19th-century back-formation from 'tweezers', which evolved from the obsolete noun 'tweeze' (a case of small surgical instruments), itself an aphetic alteration of the French plural 'étuis', from Old French 'estui' (case or sheath).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tweeze. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tweeze
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