manicure \man"i*cure\, n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to
cure.]
A person who makes a business of taking care of people's
hands, especially their nails; -- an older term for a
manicurist.
[1913 Webster]
[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing
gloves and availing themselves of the services of a
manicure. --Pop. Sci.
Monthly.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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