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Noun: manicure  manukyûr
  1. Professional care for the hands and fingernails
Verb: manicure  manukyûr
  1. Trim carefully and neatly
    "manicure fingernails"
     
  2. Care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

Derived forms: manicured, manicuring, manicures

See also: manicurist

Type of: aid, attention, beauty treatment, care, cut, groom, neaten, tending

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