Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manicure"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manicure \Man"i*cure\, n.
The care of the hands and nails.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manicure \Man"i*cure\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Manicured}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Manicuring}.]
To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and
nails of; to do manicure work.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
manicure
n : professional care for the hands and fingernails
v 1: trim carefully; of fingernails [syn: {trim}]
2: care for one's hand by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
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