'Manicure' definitions:
Definition of 'manicure'
(from WordNet)
noun
Professional care for the hands and fingernails
verb
Trim carefully and neatly; "manicure fingernails"
verb
Care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
Definition of 'Manicure'
From: GCIDE
- Manicure \Man"i*cure\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Manicured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manicuring.]
- 1. To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. to trim carefully and meticulously; as, to manicure a lawn. [PJC]
Definition of 'manicure'
From: GCIDE
- manicure \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; -- an older term for a manicurist. [1913 Webster]
- [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]
Definition of 'manicure'
From: GCIDE
- manicurist \man"i*cur`ist\, 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 manicure. [PJC]
Definition of 'manicure'
From: GCIDE
- manicure \man"i*cure\, 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.]