| manicure | (n) professional care for the hands and fingernails |
| manicure | (v) trim carefully and neatly, Example: manicure fingernails |
| manicure | (v) care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. |
| manicure set | (n) a set of implements used to manicure |
| manicurist | (n) a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails |
| Manicure | v. t. & i. |
| manicure | n. The care of the hands and nails, especially a thorough cosmetic treatment of the hands, especially the trimming and polishing of the fingernails, and removing of cuticles, performed by a manicurist. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| manicure | 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; -- an older term for a [ Men ] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a manicure. Pop. Sci. Monthly. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| manicurist | n. [ F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure. ] A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their fingernails; -- formerly called a |