manicuring

Variant of manicure

manicure definition

mani·cure (man′i kyo̵or′)

noun

a trimming, cleaning, and sometimes polishing of the fingernails, esp. when done by a manicurist

Etymology: Fr < L manus, a hand + cura, care: see cure

transitive verb manicured -·cured′, manicuring -·cur′·ing

    1. to trim, polish, etc. (the fingernails)
    2. to give a manicure to
  2. Informal to trim, clip, etc. meticulously to manicure a lawn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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