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What is the difference between nails and excrement?

nails | excrement |

As nouns the difference between nails and excrement

is that nails is plural of lang=en while excrement is any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.

nails

English

Noun

(head)
  • The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.

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    excrement

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
  • *, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.97:
    • A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand. He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.
  • Animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
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    Related terms
    * excreta * excrete * excremental

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Something which grows out of the body; hair, nails etc.
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