manicure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun professional care for the hands and fingernails
  2. verb trim carefully and neatly
    • manicure fingernails
  3. verb care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

WordNet


Man"i*cure noun
Etymology
F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.
Definitions
  1. A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails. now called manicurist
  2. A thorough cosmetic treatment of the hands, especially the trimming and polishing of the fingernails, and removing of cuticles, performed by 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.
Definitions
  1. (Metaph.) to trim carefully and meticulously, as to manicure a lawn.

Webster 1913