The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ungues
Unguis \Un"guis\, n.; pl. Ungues. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.]
The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
(Zo["o]l.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
(Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.
Usage examples of "ungues".
Mter a blizzard which raged for days—no, for an ungues sable part of the nearly sunless night which is winter here-I could not but lead men north to see how Bengta fared.