Manicure /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Manicured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manicuring

1. To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work.
2. to trim carefully and meticulously; as, to manicure a lawn.

1. The care of the hands and nails, especially a thorough cosmetic treatment of the hands, especially the trimming and polishing of the fingernails, and removing of cuticles, performed by a manicurist.

1. 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.