NOUN (1)

1. professional care for the hands and fingernails;


VERB (2)

1. trim carefully and neatly;
- Example: "manicure fingernails"

2. care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.;

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]

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]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Manicure \Man"i*cure\, v. t. & i. [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.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. to trim carefully and meticulously; as, to manicure a
      lawn.
      [PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

manicure \man"i*cure\, n.
   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.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

manicure
    n 1: professional care for the hands and fingernails
    v 1: trim carefully and neatly; "manicure fingernails"
    2: care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.