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manicure
['mænikjuә]
n. 修指甲, 修指甲, 修指甲师

vt. 修指甲, 修剪



manicure
[ noun ]

  1. professional care for the hands and fingernails

  2. <noun.act>
[ verb ]
  1. trim carefully and neatly

  2. <verb.body>
    manicure fingernails
  3. care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

  4. <verb.body>




Manicure \Man"i*cure\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Manicured}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Manicuring}.]
1. To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands
and nails of; to do manicure work.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. to trim carefully and meticulously; as, to manicure a
lawn.
[PJC]


manicure \man"i*cure\, n.
The care of the hands and nails, especially a thorough
cosmetic treatment of the hands, especially the trimming and
polishing of the fingernails, and removing of cuticles,
performed by a manicurist.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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; -- an older term for a
{manicurist}.

[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing
gloves and availing themselves of the services of a
manicure. --Pop. Sci.
Monthly.


manicurist \man"i*cur`ist\, n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare
to cure.]
A person who makes a business of taking care of people's
hands, especially their fingernails; -- formerly called a
{manicure}.
[PJC]