MANICURE

PRONUNCIATION: (MAN-i-kyoor)

MEANING: noun: A cosmetic treatment of a person’s hands, especially the nails.
verb tr., intr.: 1. To take care of the hands and fingernails.
2. To groom in a meticulous manner.

ETYMOLOGY: From French manicure (now manucure), from Latin manus (hand) + cura (care). Earliest documented use: noun: 1866, verb: 1893.
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MAGICURE - a panacea that stopped off on Madison Avenue

PANICURE - it's used to calm a frightened mob

MANICURVE - any of several serpentine roads along the California shoreline - you gotta be crazy to drive on them