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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
manicurist
    n 1: a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the
         fingernails
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
manicure \man"i*cure\, n. [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.
   [1913 Webster]

         [Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing
         gloves and availing themselves of the services of a
         manicure.                                --Pop. Sci.
                                                  Monthly.
   [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
manicurist \man"i*cur`ist\, n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare
   to cure.]
   A person who makes a business of taking care of people's
   hands, especially their fingernails; -- formerly called a
   manicure.
   [PJC]
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