The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
An example of purist language etc.
The desire to use words and forms derived from what is considered the native element in a given language instead of elements considered borrowed or foreign.
An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.