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man⋅i⋅cure

  [man-i-kyoor] noun, verb, -cured, -cur⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
2. a manicurist.
–verb (used with object)
3. to take care of (the hands and fingernails); apply manicure treatment to.
4. to trim or cut meticulously: to manicure a lawn.
–verb (used without object)
5. to give a manicure.
Origin:
1875–80; < F < L mani- (comb. form of manus hand) + cūra care
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man·i·cure   (mān'ĭ-kyŏŏr')   
n.  A cosmetic treatment of the fingernails, including shaping and polishing.
tr.v.   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.


[French : Latin manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + Latin cūra, care; see cure.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
manicure

  1. tv.
    to trim and clean marijuana for smoking. (Drugs.) : Sam never would manicure the stuff. Some people would buy it anyway.
  2. n.
    good-quality, cleaned marijuana. : Ah, this manicure should bring some good coin.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

manicure 
1880, "one who professionally treats hands and fingernails," from Fr. manicure, lit. "the care of the hands," from L. manus "hand" (see manual) + cura "care." Meaning "treatment and care of the hands and fingernails" is attested from 1887. The verb is from 1889.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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