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   man·i·cure

   /ˈmanəˌkyo͝or/

   noun

   • 1. a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving shaping and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles, and softening of the skin.

   verb

   • 1. give a manicure to: "she manicured Esther's fingernails"
   • ▪ neatly trim or cut (an area of land or vegetation): "landscape crews were manicuring the lawns and gardens"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French, from Latin manus ‘hand’ + cura ‘care’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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