manicuring

In other cases, it can be attributed to vigorous manicuring, to trauma, or to a wide variety of systemic illnesses.

Cosmetology and manicuring have also grown.

Gavin was playing with a beermat and Janie was meticulously checking on the manicuring of her fingernails.

Specifically designed for professional manicuring and sculpting of shrubs and topiaries, these hedge shears are razor sharp, super light, and built for continued use.

It wasn't that the house itself was so big, she said, but that the sweeping, terraced grounds, with beds of exotic evergreens, needed "very, very expensive" manicuring.

Over the years the homes have appreciated in value to $600,000 and $700,000, but Mr. Collins expressed dismay at what he called "the gradual manicuring of the open space" that not only has altered the country atmosphere "but increased the cost of site maintenance."

The Daisy Is Dwindling Dutch farmers have achieved some of the world's highest yields per acre of flowers, vegetables, meat and produce, but their constant manicuring of the land and use of chemicals have also driven out numerous native plant and animal species.

If there seems to be an especially energetic manicuring of the lawns, flower beds and buildings, that reflects the fact that Frances D. Fergusson, who has been president of Vassar since 1986, holds a doctorate in architectural history from Harvard and is passionate about campus beautification.

Fred showed her how to give Mary her morning bath, then the depilatory - that was very hard on the hands - then the rubbing with Cleopatra Face Cream - and not on her face merely - then the powdering, then the manicuring and polishing of her trotters.