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Webster 1913 Edition
manicure
man′i-cure
,Noun.
[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
. [Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a
manicure
. Pop. Sci. Monthly.