manicure

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I pamper myself, giving myself a nice facial, i get a pedicure, manicure, which is more to lift up my spirits than for 'grooming' purposes.

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  1. noun A cosmetic treatment of the fingernails, including shaping and polishing.
  2. transitive verb To trim, clean, and polish (the fingernails).
  3. transitive verb To clip or trim evenly and closely: manicure a hedge.

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  • Now Barry had had a manicure, a very good haircut, and the wary eyes of someone who'd been swimming in the shark pool. —  Charlaine Harris - Southern Vamp 07 - All Together Dead
  • As for the manicure, let's just say it was not the orgasmic adventure in luxury hygiene —  THROUGH TH3 WALL
  • She goes every two weeks for the manicure, pedicure, and brow wax and then every month for a facial. —  pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator
  • Great manicure, and Bubba, as always, is totally adorable no matter wwhat you call him. —  FluffyKnitterDeb
  • When booking a pedicure or manicure, ask about hygiene: accept nothing less than a new emery board, and a foot scraper that has been detached and sterilised. —  Home | Mail Online
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French : Latin manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + Latin cūra, care; see cure.

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  1. from Latin manus, hand, + cura, care.
  2. from manicure, n.
 

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/ˈmænɪkjur/
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