manicurist

3 definitions found

manicurist - 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]

  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]

manicurist - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  manicurist
      n 1: a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the
           fingernails