manicure
noun
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
have manicured
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present perfectof manicure.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He had a round, fat face, pale reddish hair and mustache, small, nondescript, expressionless eyes, a pasty complexion, and white, pudgy hands, which he took pains to have manicured regularly three times a week.
From The Carleton Case by Ellery H. Clark
