pedicure

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This pedicure is the first step towards beautiful smooth skin and healthy nails.

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  1. noun Cosmetic care of the feet and toenails.
  2. noun A cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails.
  3. noun A podiatrist.

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  • Shoebuy has pulled together a list of the hottest trends along with some great styles Thong Sandals Giving a great excuse to get a pedicure, the always popular thong sandal is about comfort and style.
  • The wife is the kind of woman — Caroline can see her with handled shopping bags climbing into her Lexus outside the Bellevue Nordy's — who doesn't pay attention where the money comes from, as long as her pedicure is paid for. —  Land of the Blind by Jess Walter
  • Do you think Sarah Palin's funky pedicure was appropriate? —  StyleList Fashion Blog
  • You've done all the prep work to make sure your feet look great in sandals: the pedicure, the moisturizing, maybe even an exfoliating scrub. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • 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
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French pédicure : Latin pēs, ped-, foot; see pedi- + Latin cūra, care; see cure.

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  1. from Latin pes (ped-), = English foot, + cura, cure.
  2. pedicure, n.
 

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/ˈpɛdɪkjur/
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