Definition of Manicure

1. Noun. Professional care for the hands and fingernails.

Generic synonyms: Beauty Treatment, Aid, Attention, Care, Tending
Derivative terms: Manicurist

2. Verb. Trim carefully and neatly. "Manicure fingernails"
Generic synonyms: Cut
Derivative terms: Manicurist

3. Verb. Care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc..
Generic synonyms: Groom, Neaten
Derivative terms: Manicurist

Definition of Manicure

1. n. A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails.

2. n. The care of the hands and nails.

3. v. t. & i. To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work.

Definition of Manicure

1. Noun. a cosmetic treatment for the fingernails ¹

2. Verb. to trim the fingernails ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manicure

1. to trim and polish the fingernails of [v -CURED, -CURING, -CURES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manicure

manic episode
manic excitement
manic psychosis
manically
manicate
manichord
manicky
maniclike
manicotti
manicottis
manicou
manicous
manics
manicule
manicules
manicure (current term)
manicure set
manicured
manicures
manicuring
manicurist
manicurists
manicy
manid
manids
manies
manifest
manifest anxiety scale
manifest content
manifest destiny

Literary usage of Manicure

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supplement ... to the Public Health Reports by United States Public Health Service (1921)
"That on and after October 1, 1918, no owner, proprietor or manager of any barber or hairdressing shop, manicure or beauty parlor, or public bath shall ..."

2. Three Visits to America by Emily Faithfull (1884)
"... the telegraph, and the telephone—The manicure—American disapproval of women as barmaids—The force of habit—Objections raised at first against women ..."

3. The Care of the Teeth by Charles Albert Brackett (1915)
"... the dentist would lose its terrors; and the patient would go to the dental office with the same equanimity as if the visit were a visit to the manicure. ..."

4. Romantic Love and Personal Beauty: Their Development, Causal Relations by Henry Theophilus Finck (1887)
"... Love and Personal Beauty manicure SECRETS According to the New York Analyist: "There are not nearly as many secrets in manicure as people imagine. ..."

5. Tools and Machines by Charles Barnard (1903)
"As the knife would cut only one manicure Scissors little flock of wool at one stroke, the shears must have seemed to be a truly wonderful improvement. ..."

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