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2. Nail file - Wikipedia

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   Although the modern nail file only appeared at the end of the 19th century, evidence of nail file-like tools exist further back in history. Marie Antoinette was known for her fondness with the lime à ongles, which was a nail file-like tool made of pumice stone. When her perfectly shaped nails were seen, it became the latest female trend in the ...

3. Set tool - Wikipedia

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   A Set tool is a blacksmithing tool meant to be struck by a hammer, either a sledge or power. [1] Set tools are usually made with a handle to keep the smith a safe distance from the action. Set tools for the anvil, where they are struck with a sledgehammer, often have a wooden handle set into the head in the same way as a hammer. Set tools are ...

4. Nail art - Wikipedia

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   In the early 1800s, the modern manicure developed with the invention of the orange stick, a thin wooden stick with one pointy end, usually made from orange wood. [9] It was invented in 1830, by Dr. Sitts, a European podiatrist, who adapted a dental tool for manicure purposes. Before this invention, people used acid, a metal rod, and scissors to ...

5. Manicure - Wikipedia

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   An example of a lesbian manicure (right-handed). A lesbian manicure (also known as a queer manicure, lez nails, or femmicure, from the LGBTQ slang terms queer, lez, and femme respectively) is a style or trend of manicure intended to allow lesbians and other queer people in the LGBTQ community to safely and easily perform digital penetration ...

6. Pedicure - Wikipedia

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   A pedicure in progress Street pedicure in Bamako. A pedicure is a cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails, analogous to a manicure. During a pedicure, dead skin cells are rubbed off the bottom of the feet using a rough stone (often a pumice stone). Skincare is often provided up to the knee, including granular exfoliation, moisturizing, and ...

7. Strigil - Wikipedia

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   Bronze strigil (Roman, 1st century AD, Walters Art Museum The strigil (Latin: strigilis) or stlengis (Ancient Greek: στλεγγίς, probably a loanword from the Pre-Greek substrate) is a tool for the cleansing of the body by scraping off dirt, perspiration, and oil that was applied before bathing in Ancient Greek and Roman cultures.

8. Denailing - Wikipedia

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   The United Nations Istanbul Protocol describes nail removal and the insertion of objects such as wire under the nail as forms of torture. [2]In the aftermath of Italy's republican referendum after World War II, efforts to prosecute former officials in the Fascist government for collaborationism and war crimes resulted in the legal differentiation between the concepts of normal brutality, cruel ...

9. Ear pick - Wikipedia

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   Down puff: A ball of goose down is located at the opposite end of the ear pick away from the tip. This is used to clean out tiny specks of flaky ear wax on the outer ear that may have broken off during the process of ear cleaning.