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You entered the house past terraced gardens where the lawns were cut withnailscissors.
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They require various tools such as cuticle scissors,nailscissors, nail clippers, and nail files.
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She has short, dark, thick hair that she trims withnailscissors, being generally uninterested in her physical appearance.
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She then nicked her ear with a pair ofnailscissorsand rejoined the others, playing the part of perplexed host.
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The fact that the words were cut withnailscissorssuggested a woman author, as did a remnant whiff of perfume.
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He then requests a straw (to drink the milk), a mirror (to avoid a milk mustache),nailscissors(to trim his hair), and a broom (to sweep up).
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Gail, however, manages to smuggle a pair ofnailscissorsinto her hands on the way out of the house.
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