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Manicure

Manicure Meaning & Definition
Manicure Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Manicure?

[n] professional care for the hands and fingernails
[v] care for one's hand by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
[v] trim carefully; of fingernails

Synonyms | Synonyms for Manicure: trim

Related Terms | Find terms related to Manicure:

See Also | aid | attention | care | cut | groom | neaten | tending

Manicure In Webster's Dictionary

\Man"i*cure\, n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.] A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails. [Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a manicure. --Pop. Sci. Monthly.
\Man"i*cure\, n. The care of the hands and nails.
\Man"i*cure\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Manicured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manicuring}.] To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work.

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