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- Dictionaryman·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"
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MANICURE definition: 1. a treatment for the hands that involves making the skin feel softer and making the nails look…. Learn more.
A manicure is a mostly cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon.
Manicure definition: a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.. See examples of MANICURE used in a sentence.
MANICURE meaning: 1. a treatment for the hands that involves making the skin feel softer and making the nails look…. Learn more.
When you get a manicure, your fingernails get filed and shaped and possibly painted red. You might get a manicure at a spa or salon as a way to pamper yourself. You can pay a professional to give you a manicure, or you can do a manicure at home with a nail file and a bottle of nail polish.
noun. /ˈmænɪkjʊə (r)/ /ˈmænɪkjʊr/ [countable, uncountable] the care and treatment of a person’s hands and nails. to have a manicure. The new beauty salon does manicures, facials and pedicures. compare pedicure. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
