n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ n ā l
Function: noun
Etymology: by folk etymology from agnail inflammation about the nail, from Middle English, corn on the foot or toe, from Old English angnægl, from ang- (akin to enge tight, painful) + nægl nail ― more at ANGER
Date: 1678
: a bit of skin hanging loose at the side or root of a fingernail