/ ˈtwiːzəz; NAmE -ərz/ noun
[ pl. ] a small tool with two long thin parts joined together at one end, used for picking up very small things or for pulling out hairs :
a pair of tweezers
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: extended form of obsolete tweeze case of surgical instruments , shortening of etweese , anglicized plural of etui .