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  • noun Plural form of cuticle.

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Examples

  • “Your cuticles are a mess,” Maybelle observed, and she started to apply the polish.

    Dreaming in French Megan McAndrew 2009

  • “Your cuticles are a mess,” Maybelle observed, and she started to apply the polish.

    Dreaming in French Megan McAndrew 2009

  • “Your cuticles are a mess,” Maybelle observed, and she started to apply the polish.

    Dreaming in French Megan McAndrew 2009

  • The result is a rigid, brittle skeleton covered in needles so dry that they will either scratch your cuticles off or drop to the floor immediately if you so much as look at them.

    Una LaMarche: They Shoot Christmas Trees, Don't They? Una LaMarche 2011

  • Because her manicurist trimmed her cuticles so fiercely that they bled extensively and then formed large, brown scars which, really, are rather unbecoming on a bride.

    In a Second Life Candid Engineer 2009

  • Among the most popular straightening techniques are keratin treatments, also known as Brazilian keratin treatments, which straighten hair with a flat iron and coat hair cuticles with keratin protein to add shine and improve strength.

    The Taming of the Curl Anjali Athavaley 2011

  • She massages my palms, the tops of my hands, pushes back my cuticles, and trims my dirty jagged nails.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • The result is a rigid, brittle skeleton covered in needles so dry that they will either scratch your cuticles off or drop to the floor immediately if you so much as look at them.

    Una LaMarche: They Shoot Christmas Trees, Don't They? Una LaMarche 2011

  • The cuticles were ragged, and the backs of her hands were rough.

    Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011

  • Elevation is the key word here, and you can still flaunt the pristine cuticles.

    Steven Nereo: The Straight Nope: Urban Flops Steven Nereo 2010

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