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Trim toenails regularly to avoid injury or ingrown nails.
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Alex Vance, Parents, 18 Aug. 2025
In April 2021, Walker’s great-granddaughter, Brandi Faison, came by to give her Nannie a pedicure and was startled by the sight of her feet — hardened, yellow and cracking, with thick, curling toenails three to four times their normal length.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Most often, tea tree oil is used to treat athlete's foot, toenail fungal infections, and acne.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 16 Feb. 2024
There’s an early, teasing and quintessentially Coppola-esque shot of Priscilla’s bare feet, her toenails freshly painted, sinking into the carpet and barely leaving an imprint.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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Alex Vance, Parents, 18 Aug. 2025
In April 2021, Walker’s great-granddaughter, Brandi Faison, came by to give her Nannie a pedicure and was startled by the sight of her feet — hardened, yellow and cracking, with thick, curling toenails three to four times their normal length.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Most often, tea tree oil is used to treat athlete's foot, toenail fungal infections, and acne.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 16 Feb. 2024
There’s an early, teasing and quintessentially Coppola-esque shot of Priscilla’s bare feet, her toenails freshly painted, sinking into the carpet and barely leaving an imprint.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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“Toenail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toenail. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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toenail
noun
toe·nail
ˈtō-ˌnāl, -ˈnā(ə)l 
: a nail of a toe
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