manicure

Definitions


[ˈmanɪkjʊə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving shaping and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles, and softening of the skin
(e.g: she never missed her weekly hairdo and manicure)


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Origin:
late 19th century: from French, from Latin manus ‘hand’ + cura ‘care’


[ˈmanɪkjʊə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give a manicure to
(e.g: she manicured Esther's fingernails)


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Origin:
late 19th century: from French, from Latin manus ‘hand’ + cura ‘care’




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