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MANICURE
manicure
(noun) professional care for the hands and fingernails
manicure
(verb) care for (one’s hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
manicure
(verb) trim carefully and neatly; “manicure fingernails”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
manicure (plural manicures)
A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
(dated) A manicurist.
Verb
manicure (third-person singular simple present manicures, present participle manicuring, simple past and past participle manicured)
to trim the fingernails
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Man"i*cure, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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