Chapter 942

They man their boats, and all their young men arm. Waller.

2. To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify. "Theodosius having manned his soul with proper reflections."

Addison.

3. To tame, as a hawk. [R.]

Shak.

4. To furnish with a servants. [Obs.]

Shak.

5. To wait on as a manservant. [Obs.]

Shak.

&hand; In "Othello," V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.

To man a yard (Naut.) , to send men upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail. -- To man the yards (Naut.) , to station men on the yards as a salute or mark of respect.

Manable <Xpage=889>

Man"a*ble (?) , a. Marriageable. [Obs.]

Manace <Xpage=889>

Man"ace (?) , n. & v. Same as Menace . [Obs.]

Manacle <Xpage=889>

Man"a*cle (?) , n. [OE. manicle , OF. manicle , F. manicle sort glove, manacle, L. manicula a little hand, dim. of manus hand; cf. L. manica sleeve, manacle, fr. manus . See Manual .] A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural.

Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. Ecclus. xxi. 19.

Manacle <Xpage=889>

Man"a*cle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manacled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Manacling (?) .] To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers.

Is it thus you use this monarch, to manacle and shackle him hand and foot ? Arbuthnot.

Manage <Xpage=889>

Man"age (?) , n. [F. man\'8age , It. maneggio , fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manus hand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. m\'82nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage , akin to E. mansion . See Manual , and cf. Manege .] The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege . [Obs.]

Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold. Bacon.

Down, down I come; like glistering Pha\'89thon

Wanting the manage of unruly jades.

Shak.

The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. Shak.

&hand; This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by manege ; in its more general meaning, by management .

Manage <Xpage=889>

Man"age (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Managed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Managing (?) .] [From Manage , n. ] 1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.

Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed . Sir I. Newton.

What wars I manage , and what wreaths I gain. Prior.

2. Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans.

It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. Addison .

It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant. Bp. Hurd.

3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action.

4. To treat with care; to husband.

Dryden.

5. To bring about; to contrive.

Shak.

Syn. -- To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact.

Manage <Xpage=889>

Man"age , v. i. To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer.

Leave them to manage for thee. Dryden .

Manageability <Xpage=889>

Man`age*a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The state or quality of being manageable; manageableness.

Manageable <Xpage=889>

Man"age*a*ble (?) , a. Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse .

Syn. -- Governable; tractable; controllable; docile.

-- Man"age*a*ble*ness , n. -- Man"age*a*bly , adv.

Manageless <Xpage=889>

Man"age*less , a. Unmanageable. [R.]

Management <Xpage=889>

Man"age*ment (?) , n. [From Manage , v. ] 1. The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a family or of a farm; the management of state affairs. "The management of the voice."

E. Porter.

2. Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement.

He had great managements with ecclesiastics. Addison .

3. Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense.

Mark with what management their tribes divide Some stick to you, and some to t'other side. Dryden.

4. The collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers.

Syn. -- Conduct; administration; government; direction; guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.

Manager <Xpage=889>

Man"a*ger (?) , n. 1. One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater .

A skillful manager of the rabble. South.

2. A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist.

A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a manager of his treasure. Sir W. Temple.

3. A contriver; an intriguer.

Shak.

Managerial <Xpage=889>

Man`a*ge"ri*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to management or a manager; as, managerial qualities . " Managerial responsibility."

C. Bront\'82.

Managership <Xpage=889>

Man"a*ger*ship (?) , n. The office or position of a manager.

Managery <Xpage=889>

Man"age*ry (?) , n. [Cf. OF. menagerie , mesnagerie . See Manage , n. , and cf. Menagerie .] 1. Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.

2. Husbandry; economy; frugality.

Bp. Burnet.

Manakin <Xpage=889>

Man"a*kin (?) , n. [Cf. F. & G. manakin ; prob. the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra , Manacus , and other genera of the family Piprid\'91 . They are mostly natives of Central and South America. some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families.

Manakin <Xpage=889>

Man"a*kin , n. A dwarf. See Manikin .

Shak.

Manatee <Xpage=889>

Man`a*tee" (?) , n. [Sp. manat\'a1 , from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Lamantin .] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Trichechus , a genus of sirenians; -- called also sea cow . [Written also manaty , manati .]

&hand; One species ( Trichechus Senegalensis ) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another ( T. Americanus ) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee ( T. latirostris ) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of T. Americanus . It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It is hunted for its oil and flesh.

Manation <Xpage=889>

Ma*na"tion (?) , n. [L. manatio , fr. manare to flow.] The act of issuing or flowing out. [Obs.]

Manbote <Xpage=889>

Man"bote` (?) , n. [AS. man man, vassal + b&omac;t recompense.] (Anglo-Saxon Law) A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).

Spelman.

Manca <Xpage=889>

Man"ca (?) , n. [LL.] See Mancus .

Manche <Xpage=889>

Manche (?) , n. [Also maunch .] [F. manche , fr. L. manica . See Manacle .] A sleeve. [Obs.]

Manchet <Xpage=889>

Man"chet (?) , n. Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread. [Archaic]

Bacon. Tennyson.

Manchineel <Xpage=889>

Man`chi*neel" (?) , n. [Sp. manzanillo , fr. manzana an apple, fr. L. malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.] (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous tree ( Hippomane Mancinella ) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.

Bastard manchineel , a tree ( Cameraria latifolia ) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous properties. Lindley .

Manchu <Xpage=889>

Man*chu" (?) , a. [Written also Manchoo , Mantchoo , etc.] Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus.

Mancipate <Xpage=889>

Man"ci*pate (?) , v. t. [L. mancipatus , p. p. of mancipare to sell. Cf. Emancipate .] To enslave; to bind; to restrict. [Obs.]

Sir M. Hale.

Mancipation <Xpage=889>

Man`ci*pa"tion (?) , n. [L. mancipatio a transfer.] Slavery; involuntary servitude. [Obs.]

Johnson.

Manciple <Xpage=889>

Man"ci*ple (?) , n. [From OF. mancipe slave, servant (with l inserted, as in participle ), fr. L. mancipium . See Mancipate .] A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court.

Chaucer.

Mancona bark <Xpage=889>

Man*co"na bark` (?) . See Sassy bark .

Mancus <Xpage=889>

Man"cus (?) , n. [AS.] An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to about one shilling of modern English money.

-mancy <Xpage=889>

-man`cy (?) . [Gr. <?/ divination: cf. F. -mancie .] A combining form denoting divination ; as, aleuro mancy , chiro mancy , necro mancy , etc.

Mand <Xpage=889>

Mand (?) , n. A demand. [Obs.] See Demand .

Mandamus <Xpage=889>

Man*da"mus (?) , n. [L., we command, fr. mandare to command.] (Law) A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.

Mandarin <Xpage=889>

Man`da*rin" (?) , n. [Pg. mandarim , from Malay mantr\'c6 minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. mantrin a counselor, manira a counsel, man to think.] 1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.

2. (Bot.) A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species ( Citrus nobilis )<-- also mandarin orange ; tangerine -->.

Mandarin duck (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful Asiatic duck ( Dendronessa galericulata ), often domesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal affection. -- Mandarin language , the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China. -- Mandarin yellow (Chem.) , an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.

Mandarinate <Xpage=889>

Man`da*rin"ate (?) , n. The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.

S. W. Williams.

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Mandarinic <Xpage=890>

Man`da*rin"ic (?) , a. Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.

Mandarining <Xpage=890>

Man`da*rin"ing , n. (Dyeing) The process of giving an orange color to goods formed of animal tissue, as silk or wool, not by coloring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fiber by the action of dilute nitric acid.

Tomlinson.

Mandarinism <Xpage=890>

Man`da*rin"ism (?) , n. A government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.

F. Lieder.

Mandatary <Xpage=890>

Man"da*ta*ry (?) , n. [L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire . See Mandate .] 1. One to whom a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice.

Ayliffe.

2. (Law) One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.

Wharton.

Mandate <Xpage=890>

Man"date (?) , n. [L. mandatum , fr. mandare to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand; manus hand + dare to give: cf. F. mandat . See Manual , Date a time, and cf. Commend , Maundy Thursday .] 1. An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear Her mighty mandates , and her words you hear. Dryden.

2. (Canon Law) A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation.

3. (Scots Law) A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous.

Erskine.

Mandator <Xpage=890>

Man*da"tor (?) , n. [L.] 1. A director; one who gives a mandate or order.

Ayliffe.

2. (Rom. Law) The person who employs another to perform a mandate.

Bouvier.

Mandatory <Xpage=890>

Man"da*to*ry (?) , a. [L. mandatorius .] Containing a command; preceptive; directory.

Mandatory <Xpage=890>

Man"da*to*ry , n. Same as Mandatary .

Mandelate <Xpage=890>

Man"del*ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of mandelic acid.

Mandelic <Xpage=890>

Man*del"ic (?) , a. [G. mandel almond.] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also phenyl glycolic acid .

Mander <Xpage=890>

Man"der (?) , v. t. & i. See Maunder .

Manderil <Xpage=890>

Man"der*il (?) , n. A mandrel.

Mandible <Xpage=890>

Man"di*ble (?) , n. [L. mandibula , mandibulum , fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Manger .] 1. (Anat.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust . of Diptera .

Mandibular <Xpage=890>

Man*dib"u*lar (?) , a. [Cf. F. mandibulaire .] Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible. -- n. The principal mandibular bone; the mandible.

Mandibular arch (Anat.) , the most anterior visceral arch, -- that in which the mandible is developed.

Mandibulate, Mandibulated <Xpage=890>

Man*dib"u*late (?) , Man*dib"u*la`ted (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.

Mandibulate <Xpage=890>

Man*dib"u*late (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An insect having mandibles.

Mandibuliform <Xpage=890>

Man`di*bu"li*form (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Having the form of a mandible; -- said especially of the maxill\'91 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.

Mandibulohyoid <Xpage=890>

Man*dib`u*lo*hy"oid (?) , a. (Anat.) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them.

Mandil <Xpage=890>

Man"dil (?) , n. [OF. mandil ; cf. Sp. & Pg. mandil a coarse apron, a haircloth; all from Ar. mandil tablecloth, handkerchief, mantle, fr. LGr. <?/, fr. L. mantile , mantele . See Mantle .] A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.

Mandilion <Xpage=890>

Man*dil"ion (?) , n. See Mandil . Chapman .

Mandingos <Xpage=890>

Man*din"gos (?) , n. pl. ; sing . Mandingo . (Ethnol.) An extensive and powerful tribe of West African negroes.

Mandioc, Mandioca <Xpage=890>

Man"di*oc (?) , Man`di*o"ca (?) , n. (Bot.) See Manioc .

Mandlestone <Xpage=890>

Man"dle*stone` (?) , n. [G. mandelstein almond stone.] (Min.) Amygdaloid.

Mandment <Xpage=890>

Mand"ment (?) , n. Commandment. [Obs.]

Mandolin, Mandoline <Xpage=890>

Man"do*lin , Man"do*line (?) , n. [F. mandoline , It. mandolino , dim. of mandola , fr. L. pandura . See Bandore .] (Mus.) A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.

Mandore <Xpage=890>

Man"dore (?) , n. [See Mandolin , and Bandore .] (Mus.) A kind of four-stringed lute.

Mandragora <Xpage=890>

Man*drag"o*ra (?) , n. [L., mandragoras the mandrake.] (Bot.) A genus of plants; the mandrake. See Mandrake , 1.

Mandragorite <Xpage=890>

Man*drag"o*rite (?) , n. One who habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from mandrake.

Mandrake <Xpage=890>

Man"drake (?) , n. [AS. mandragora , L. mandragoras , fr. Gr. <?/: cf. F. mandragore .] 1. (Bot.) A low plant ( Mandragora officinarum ) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region.

And shrieks like mandrakes , torn out of the earth, That living mortals, hearing them, run mad. Shak.

&hand; The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant, but proof is wanting.

2. (Bot.) The May apple ( Podophyllum peltatum ). See May apple under May , and Podophyllum . [U.S.]

Mandrel <Xpage=890>

Man"drel (?) , n. [F. mandrin , prob. through (assumed) LL. mamphurinum , fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.) (a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor. (b) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley. [Written also manderil .]

Mandrel lathe , a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.

Mandrill <Xpage=890>