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Examples of manicure in a Sentence
She gets a manicure every week or so.
Recent Examples of manicure from the Web
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A nose job for under $1,000 and a $7 manicure-pedicure help Vietnam rank as the most affordable international destination for beauty products and services.
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In the past, she's been spotted eating fries, getting manicures, and even just hanging out with her beloved #Dovelies.
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Gioseffi said Hammer & Nails offers men the opportunity to get manicures, pedicures and other services at a salon aimed at them and not women.
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Yes, the characters don fancy manicures and impractical footwear, but the show is also hugely violent, with a constant sense of menace.
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A 50-minute MANicure is $50 and a 50-minute pedicure is $65.
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The manicure dried instantly — a big selling point.
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A $75 all-access day pass gets you workouts by New York Pilates and Box & Flow, manicures from Chillhouse, beach-ready braids from Glam & Go and refreshments from Montauk Juice Factory.
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Anthony Vince’ Nail Spa offers a variety of salon services, including manicures and pedicures.
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Origin and Etymology of manicure
French, from Latin manus hand + French -icure (as in pédicure pedicure) — more at manual
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Definition of manicure
manicured
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transitive verb
1 : to do manicure work on; especially : to trim and polish the fingernails of
2a : to trim closely and evenly manicured lawnsb : groom 2 manicured flower beds
Examples of manicure in a Sentence
She spends her weekends working in her garden and manicuring her lawn.
Recent Examples of manicure from the Web
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The longtime Snohomish baseball coach — who for 25 years could be seen mowing, trimming and manicuring the field at Snohomish High School — is calling it a career.
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The latter rank were excluded from the fitness classes, leaving them with many idle moments to have their faces kneaded, their nails manicured, their nostrils tickled by herbal concoctions — and their credit cards swiped.
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First Known Use of manicure
circa 1890
MANICURE Defined for English Language Learners
manicure
playDefinition of manicure for English Language Learners
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: a treatment to improve the appearance and health of the hands and fingernails
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Definition of manicure for English Language Learners
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: to give a beauty treatment to (someone's hands and fingernails) : to give a manicure to (someone's hands and fingernails)
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: to make (something, such as a lawn or a garden) look neat, smooth, and attractive
MANICURE Defined for Kids
Definition of manicure for Students
: a treatment for the care of the hands and fingernails
Definition of manicure for Students
manicured
;manicuring
: to give a beauty treatment to the hands and fingernails
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See words that rhyme with manicure Spanish Central: Translation of manicure Nglish: Translation of manicure for Spanish speakers
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