Chapter 943

Man"drill (?) , n. [Cf. F. mandrille , Sp. mandril , It. mandrillo ; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an ape.] (Zo\'94l.) a large West African baboon ( Cynocephalus, ∨ Papio, mormon ). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.

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Man"du*ca*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. manducable . See Manducate .] Such as can be chewed; fit to be eaten. [R.]

Any manducable creature. Sir T. Herbert.

Manducate <Xpage=890>

Man"du*cate (?) v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manducated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Manducating (?) .] [L. manducatus , p. p. of manducare to chew. See Manger .] To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.]

Jer. Taylor.

Manducation <Xpage=890>

Man`du*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. manducatio : cf. F. manducation .] The act of chewing. [R.]

Jer. Taylor.

Manducatory <Xpage=890>

Man"du*ca*to*ry (?) , a. Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.

Manducus <Xpage=890>

Man*du"cus (?) , n. [L., fr. manducare to chew.] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage.

Mane <Xpage=890>

Mane (?) , n. [AS. manu ; akin to OD. mane , D. maan , G. m\'84hne , OHG. mana , Icel. m\'94n , Dan. & Sw. man , AS. mene necklace, Icel. men , L. monile , Gr. <?/, <?/, Skr. many\'be neck muscles. &root;275.] The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust . of Horse .

Man-eater <Xpage=890>

Man"-eat`er (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon Rondeleti ); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.

Maned <Xpage=890>

Maned (?) , a. Having a mane.

Maned seal (Zo\'94l.) , the sea lion. -- Maned sheep (Zo\'94l.) , the aoudad.

Manege <Xpage=890>

Ma*nege" (?; 277) , n. [F. man\'8age . See Manage , n. ] 1. Art of horsemanship, or of training horses

2. A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training horses.

Chesterfield.

Maneh <Xpage=890>

Ma"neh (?) , n. [Heb. m\'beneh .] A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver.

Ezek. xlv. 12.

Maneless <Xpage=890>

Mane"less (?) , a. Having no mane.

Maneless lion (Zo\'94l.) , a variety of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia and adjacent countries.

Manequin <Xpage=890>

Man"e*quin (?) , n. [See Manikin .] An artist's model of wood or other material.

Manerial <Xpage=890>

Ma*ne"ri*al (?) , a. See Manorial .

Manes <Xpage=890>

Ma"nes (?) , n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors.

Hail, O ye holy manes ! Dryden.

Manesheet <Xpage=890>

Mane"sheet` (?) , n. A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head.

Maneuver, Man\'d2uvre <Xpage=890>

Ma*neu"ver , Ma*n\'d2u"vre (?) , n. [F. man\'d2uvre , OF. manuevre , LL. manopera , lit., hand work, manual labor; L. manus hand + opera , fr. opus work. See Manual , Operate , and cf. Mainor , Manure .]

1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.

2. Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.

Maneuver, Man\'d2uvre <Xpage=890>

Ma*neu"ver , Ma*n\'d2u"vre , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Maneuvered (#) or Man\'d2uvred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Maneuvering (<?/) , or Man\'d2uvring (<?/) .] [Cf. F. man\'d2uvrer . See Maneuver , n. ] 1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.

2. To manage with address or art; to scheme.

Maneuver, Man\'d2uvre <Xpage=890>

Ma*neu"ver , Ma*n\'d2u"vre , v. t. To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.

Maneuverer, Man\'d2uvrer <Xpage=890>

Ma*neu"ver*er (?) , Ma*n\'d2u"vrer (?) , n. One who maneuvers.

This charming widow Beaumont is a nan\'d2uvrer . We can't well make an English word of it. Miss Edgeworth.

Manful <Xpage=890>

Man"ful (?) , a. Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble. " Manful hardiness." Chaucer . -- Man"ful*ly , adv. -- Man"ful*ness , n.

Mamgabey <Xpage=890>

Mam"ga*bey (?) , n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby , in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus , as the sooty mangabey ( C. fuliginosus ), which is sooty black. [Also written mangaby .]

Mangan <Xpage=890>

Man"gan (?) , n. See Mangonel .

Manganate <Xpage=890>

Man"ga*nate (?) , n. [Cf. F. manganate .] (Chem.) A salt of manganic acid.

&hand; The manganates are usually green, and are wellknown compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.

Manganesate <Xpage=890>

Man`ga*ne"sate (?) , n. (Chem.) A manganate. [Obs.]

Manganese <Xpage=890>

Man`ga*nese" (?) , n. [F. mangan\'8ase , It. mamaganese , sasso magnesio ; prob. corrupted from L. magnes , because of its resemblance to the magnet. See Magnet , and cf. Magnesia .] (Chem.) An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty, but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic weight 54.8.

&hand; An alloy of manganese with iron (called ferromanganese ) is used to increase the density and hardness of steel.

Black oxide of manganese , Manganese dioxide &or; peroxide , &or; Black manganese (Chem.) , a heavy black powder MnO2 , occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly manganese . It colors glass violet, and is used as a decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass. Manganese bronze , an alloy made by adding from one to two per cent of manganese to the copper and zinc used in brass.

Manganesian <Xpage=890>

Man`ga*ne"sian (?) , a. [Cf. F. mangan\'82sien .] (Chem.) Manganic. [R.]

Manganesic <Xpage=890>

Man`ga*ne"sic (?) , a. [Cf. F. mangan\'82sique .] (Chem.) Manganic. [Obs.]

Manganesious <Xpage=890>

Man`ga*ne"sious (?) , a. (Chem.) Manganous.

Manganesium <Xpage=890>

Man`ga*ne"si*um (?) , n. [NL.] Manganese.

Manganesous <Xpage=890>

Man`ga*ne"sous (?) , a. (Chem.) Manganous.

Manganic <Xpage=890>

Man`gan"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. manganique .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous compounds. Cf. Manganous .

Manganic acid , an acid, H2MnO4 , formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid.

Manganiferous <Xpage=890>

Man`ga*nif"er*ous (?) , a. [ Manganese + -ferous .] Containing manganese.

Manganite <Xpage=890>

Man"ga*nite (?) , n. 1. (Min.) One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore . It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive.

2. (Chem.) A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid.

Manganium <Xpage=890>

Man*ga"ni*um (?) , n. [NL.] Manganese.

Manganous <Xpage=890>

Man"ga*nous (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide .

Manganous acid , a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites .

Mangcorn <Xpage=890>

Mang"corn` (?) , n. [OE. mengen to mix. See Mingle , and Corn .] A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Prov Eng.]

Mange <Xpage=890>

Mange (?) , n. [See Mangy .] (Vet.) The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.

Mange insect (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle. horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The mange insect of the horse ( Psoroptes, &or; Dermatodectes, equi ), and that of cattle ( Symbiotes, &or; Dermatophagys, bovis ) are the most important species. See Acarina .

Mangel-wurzel <Xpage=890>

Man"gel-wur`zel (?) , n. [G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel ; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.) A kind of large field beet ( B. macrorhiza ), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet . [Written also mangold-wurzel .]

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Manger <Xpage=890>

Man"ger (?) , n. [F. mangeoire , fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare , fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Mandible , Manducate .] 1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.

2. (Naut.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it.

Mangily <Xpage=890>

Man"gi*ly (?) , adv. In a mangy manner; scabbily.

Manginess <Xpage=890>

Man"gi*ness , n. [From Mangy .] The condition or quality of being mangy.

Mangle <Xpage=890>

Man"gle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mangled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mangling (?) .] [A frequentative fr. OE. manken to main, AS. mancian , in bemancian to mutilate, fr. L. mancus maimed; perh. akin to G. mangeln to be wanting.] 1. To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate.

Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. Milton.

2. To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or pertaining; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation .

To mangle a play or a novel. Swift.

Mangle <Xpage=890>

Man"gle , n. [D. mangel , fr. OE. mangonel a machine for throwing stones, LL. manganum , Gr. <?/ a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a pulley. Cf. Mangonel .] A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure.

Mangle rack (Mach.) , a contrivance for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion, by means of a rack and pinion, as in the mangle. The pinion is held to the rack by a groove in such a manner that it passes alternately from one side of the rack to the other, and thus gives motion to it in opposite directions, according to the side in which its teeth are engaged. -- Mangle wheel , a wheel in which the teeth, or pins, on its face, are interrupted on one side, and the pinion, working in them, passes from inside to outside of the teeth alternately, thus converting the continuous circular motion of the pinion into a reciprocating circular motion of the wheel.

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Mangle <Xpage=891>

Man"gle (?) , v. t. [Cf. D. mangelen . See Mangle , n. ] To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.

Mangler <Xpage=891>

Man"gler (?) , n. [See 1st Mangle .] One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it.

Mangler <Xpage=891>

Man"gler , n. [See 3d Mangle .] One who smooths with a mangle.

Mango <Xpage=891>

Man"go (?) , n. ; pl. Mangoes (#) . [Pg. manga , fr. Tamil m\'benk\'bey .] 1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.

2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.

Mango bird (Zo\'94l.) , an oriole ( Oriolus kundoo ), native of India. -- Mango fish (Zo\'94l.) , a fish of the Ganges ( Polynemus risua ), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name. -- Mango tree (Bot.) , an East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera ( M. Indica ), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America.

Mangoldwurzel <Xpage=891>

Man"gold*wur`zel (?) , n. [G.] (Bot.) See Mangel-wurzel .

Mangonel <Xpage=891>

Man"go*nel (?) , n. [OF. mangonel , LL. manganellus , manganum , fr. Gr. <?/ See Mangle , n. ] A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.

Mangonism <Xpage=891>

Man"go*nism (?) , n. The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [Obs.]

Mangonist <Xpage=891>

Man"go*nist (?) , n. 1. One who mangonizes. (Zo\'94l.)

2. A slave dealer; also, a strumpet. [Obs.]

Mangonize <Xpage=891>

Man"go*nize (?) , v. t. [L. mangonizare , fr. mango a dealer in slaves or wares, to which he tries to give an appearance of greater value by decking them out or furbishing them up.] To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [Obs. or R.]

B. Jonson.

Mangosteen, Mangostan <Xpage=891>

Man"go*steen (?) , Man"go*stan (?) , n. [Malay mangusta , mangis .] (Bot.) A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia ( G. Mangostana ). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen , of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.

Mangrove <Xpage=891>

Man"grove (?) , n. [Malay manggi-manggi .] 1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora ( R. Mangle , and R. mucronata , the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting a\'89rial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant.

&hand; The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove ( Avicennia nitida and A. tomentosa ) have much the same habit.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The mango fish.

Mangue <Xpage=891>

Mangue (?) , n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) The kusimanse.

Mangy <Xpage=891>

Man"gy (?) , a. [ Compar. Mangier (?) ; superl. Mangiest .] [F. mang\'82 , p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger .] Infected with the mange; scabby.

Manhaden <Xpage=891>

Man*ha"den (?) , n. See Menhaden .

Manhead <Xpage=891>

Man"head (?) , n. Manhood. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Manhole <Xpage=891>

Man"hole` (?) , n. A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.

Manhood <Xpage=891>

Man"hood , n. [ Man- + -hood .] 1. The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.

2. Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution.

I am ashamed That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus. Shak.

Mania <Xpage=891>

Ma"ni*a (?) , n. [L. mania , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to rage; cf. OE. manie , F. manie . Cf. Mind , n. , Necromancy .] 1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium .

2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania .

Mania a potu [L.] , madness from drinking; delirium tremens.

Syn. -- Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See Insanity .

Maniable <Xpage=891>

Man"i*a*ble (?) , a. [F., fr. manier to manage, fr. L. manus hand.] Manageable. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Maniac <Xpage=891>

Ma"ni*ac (?) , a. [F. maniaque . See Mania .] Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.

Maniac <Xpage=891>

Ma"ni*ac (?) , n. A raving lunatic; a madman.

Maniacal <Xpage=891>

Ma*ni"a*cal (?) , a. Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac. -- Ma*ni"a*cal*ly , adv.

Manicate <Xpage=891>

Man"i*cate (?) , a. [L. manicatus sleeved, fr. manica a sleeve.] (Bot.) Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.

Manich\'91an, Manichean, Manichee <Xpage=891>

Man`i*ch\'91"an (?) , Man`i*che"an , Man"i*chee (?) , n. [LL. Manichaeus : cf. F. manich\'82en .] A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil.

The Manich\'91ans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development. Tylor.

Manich\'91an, Manichean <Xpage=891>

Man`i*ch\'91"an , Man`i*che"an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the Manich\'91ans.

Manich\'91ism, Manicheism <Xpage=891>

Man"i*ch\'91*ism , Man"i*che*ism (?) , n. [Cf. F. manich\'82isme .] The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manich\'91ans.

Manicheist <Xpage=891>