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manicure
 
SYLLABICATION:man·i·cure
PRONUNCIATION:  mn-kyr
NOUN: A cosmetic treatment of the fingernails, including shaping and polishing.
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: man·i·cured, man·i·cur·ing, man·i·cures
1. To trim, clean, and polish (the fingernails). 2. To clip or trim evenly and closely: manicure a hedge.
ETYMOLOGY:French : Latin manus, hand; see man-2 in Appendix I + Latin cra, care; see cure.
 
 
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