unguis is, abl. ungue (unguī, Ct., H.), m
cf. ὄνυξ.—On the finger or toe,
a nail
: acutus, H.: proprios purgans unguīs, H.: ab
imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum, i. e.
from head to foot
: a rectā conscientiā traversum unguem
non discedere,
not a finger's breadth
: medium ostendere unguem, i. e.
the finger of scorn
(because insulting gestures were made with the middle finger), Iu.:
De tenero ungui, i. e.
from childhood
, H.: ad unguem Factus homo, i. e.
finished to a hair
(because artisans test the closeness of joints by the nail), H.:
in unguem quadrare, i. e.
precisely
, V.—Of animals,
a claw, talon, hoof
: leonis, H.: avidos
(praepes) figit cervicibus unguīs, O.
