manicure
noun
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
had manicured
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past perfectof manicure.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At one point, Kershaw posed with the Dodger Stadium grounds crew for a picture — standing on a mound they had manicured for all of his 228 career starts in the stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
In the latest example, it said that South Africans would be allowed to vote even if they had manicured or false fingernails, debunking claims they wouldn’t.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
It had manicured him down to a fine point of civilization.
From The Courage of Marge O'Doone by Lester Ralph
She glanced around the little shop, where once Edith Boyd had manicured her nails behind the counter, and where now a middle-aged woman stood with listless eyes looking out over the street.
From A Poor Wise Man by Mary Roberts Rinehart
That there was no pitch under his nails was not because he had manicured diligently, but because it had not been his luck to run across any pitch.
From A Daughter of the Snows by Jack London
