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

• neuramic

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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