man|i|cure

man|i|cure
man|i|cure «MAN uh kyur», verb, -cured, -cur|ing, noun.
–v.t., v.i.
1. to care for (the hands and fingernails); trim, clean, and polish (the fingernails): »

The lady manicured her hands after working in the garden.

2. Figurative. to trim (a hedge, grounds, or other landscaping) carefully: »

…showed him lounging in his weeds and his neighbors slavishly manicuring their lawns (Maclean's).

–n.
1. the care of the hands and fingernails, especially trimming, cleaning, and polishing the fingernails: »

The lady gave her hands a manicure after working in the garden.

2. a single such treatment: »

She went to the beauty parlor for a manicure.

3. = manicurist. (Cf.manicurist)
[< French manicure < Latin manus, -ūs hand + cūra care]

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