mark will-probably-not-have-much-use-for-this Baileylu·nu·la (lny-l)
n. pl. lu·nu·lae (-l)
A small crescent-shaped structure or marking, especially the white area at the base of a fingernail that resembles a half-moon.
[New Latin lnula, from Latin, crescent-shaped ornament, diminutive of lna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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The interview candidate was so nervous, he chewed his fingernails all the way down to the lunulae.At last I know what this is called. But how do I work this into a conversation?especially the white area at the base of a fingernail that resembles a half-moon.
Harder to find a rhyme.
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