The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 944
Man"i*che*ist , n. [Cf. F. manich\'82iste .] Manich\'91an.
Manichord, Manichordon <Xpage=891>
Man"i*chord (?) , Man`i*chor"don (?) , [L. monochordon , Gr. <?/; -- so called because it orig. had only one string. See Monochord .] (Mus.) The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also dumb spinet .
Manicure <Xpage=891>
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. <-- now called manicurist -->
<-- 2. A thorough cosmetic treatment of the hands, especially the trimming and polishing of the fingernails, and removing of cuticles, performed by a manicurist.
v. t. (Metaph.) to trim carefully and meticulously, as to manicure a lawn. -->
[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a manicure . Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Manid <Xpage=891>
Ma"nid (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of the genus Manis, or family Manid\'91 .
Manie <Xpage=891>
Ma`nie" (?) , n. [F. See Mania .] Mania; insanity. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Manifest <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fest (?) , a. [F. manifeste , L. manifestus , lit., struck by the hand, hence, palpable; manus hand + fendere (in comp.) to strike. See Manual , and Defend .] 1. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight. Heb. iv. 13.
That which may be known of God is manifest in them. Rom. i. 19.
Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. Dryden.
2. Detected; convicted; -- with of . [R.]
Calistho there stood manifest of shame. Dryden.
Syn. -- Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious. -- Manifest , Clear , Plain , Obvious , Evident . What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our attention; what is evident is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly evident.
So clear , so shining, and so evident , That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye. Shak.
Entertained with solitude, Where obvious duty er<?/while appeared unsought. Milton.
I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew. Dryden.
Manifest <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fest , n. ; pl. Manifests (#) . [Cf. F. manifeste . See Manifest , a. , and cf. Manifesto .] 1. A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto . [Obs.]
2. A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse. <-- = ship's manifest -->
Bouvier.
Manifest <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fest , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manifested (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Manifesting .] 1. To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested . Mark iv. 22.
Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. Shak.
2. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
Syn. -- To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display.
Manifestable <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fest`a*ble (?) , a. Such as can be manifested.
Manifestation <Xpage=891>
Man`i*fes*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. manifestatio : cf. F. manifestation .] The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation .
The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be performed, requires this public manifestation of them at the great day. Atterbury.
Manifestible <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fest`i*ble (?) , a. Manifestable.
Manifestly <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fest*ly (?) , adv. In a manifest manner.
Manifestness <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fest*ness , n. The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.
Manifesto <Xpage=891>
Man`i*fes"to (?) , n. ; pl. Manifestoes (#) . [It. manifesto . See Manifest , n. & a .] A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives .
Bouvier.
it was proposed to draw up a manifesto , setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms. Addison .
Frederick, in a public manifesto , appealed to the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope. Milman.
Manifold <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fold (?) , a. [AS. manigfeald . See Many , and Fold .] 1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.
O Lord, how manifold are thy works! Ps. civ. 24.
I know your manifold transgressions. Amos v. 12.
2. Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number. "The manifold wisdom of God." Eph. iii. 10 . "The manifold grace of God." 1 Pet. iv. 10 .
Manifold writing , a process or method by which several copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets of coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain paper upon which the marks made by a stylus or a type-writer are transferred.
Manifold <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fold (?) , n. 1. A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.
2. (Mech.) A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others.
3. pl. The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [Local, U.S.]
Manifold <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fold , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manifolded (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Manifolding .] To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter .
Manifolded <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fold`ed , a. Having many folds, layers, or plates; as, a manifolded shield . [Obs.]
Manifoldly <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fold`ly , adv. In a manifold manner.
Manifoldness <Xpage=891>
Man"i*fold`ness , n. 1. Multiplicity.
Sherwood.
2. (Math.) A generalized concept of magnitude.
Maniform <Xpage=891>
Man"i*form (?) , a. [L. manus hand + -form .] Shaped like the hand.
Maniglion <Xpage=891>
Ma*ni"glion (?) , n. [It. maniglio , maniglia , bracelet, handle. Cf. Manilio .] (Gun.) Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.
Manihoc, Manihot <Xpage=891>
Man"i*hoc (?) , Man"i*hot (?) , n. See Manioc .
Manikin <Xpage=891>
Man"i*kin (?) , n. [OD. manneken , dim. of man man. See Man , and -kin .] 1. A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.
2. A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc.
Manila, Manilla <Xpage=891>
Ma*nil"a (?) , Ma*nil"la , a. Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
Manila cheroot ∨ cigar , a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands. -- Manila hemp , a fibrous material obtained from the Musa textilis , a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by the native name abaca . From it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made. -- Manila paper , a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.
Manilio <Xpage=891>
Ma*nil"io (?) , n. See Manilla , 1.
Sir T. Herbert.
Manilla <Xpage=891>
Ma*nil"la (?) , n. [Sp. manilla ; cf. It. maniglio , maniglia ; F. manille ; Pg. manilha ; all fr. L. manus hand, and formed after the analogy of L. monile , pl. monilia , necklace: cf. F. manille .] 1. A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
2. A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.
Simmonds.
Manilla <Xpage=891>
Ma*nil"la , a. Same as Manila .
Manille <Xpage=891>
Ma*nille" (?) , n. [F.] See 1st Manilla , 1.
Manioc <Xpage=891>
Ma"ni*oc (?) , n. [Pg. mandioca , fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants ( Manihot utilissima , and M. Aipi ), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava . [Written also mandioc , manihoc , manihot .]
Maniple <Xpage=891>
Man"i*ple (?) , n. [L. manipulus , maniplus , a handful, a certain number of soldiers; manus hand + root of plere to fill, plenus full: cf. F. maniple . See Manual , and Full , a. ] 1. A handful . [R.] B. Jonson.
2. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company.
Milton.
3. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.
Manipular <Xpage=891>
Ma*nip"u*lar (?) , a. [L. manipularis : cf. F. manipulaire .] 1. Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.
2. Manipulatory; as, manipular operations .
Manipulate <Xpage=891>
Ma*nip"u*late (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manipulated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Manipulating (?) .] [LL. manipulatus , p. p. of manipulare to lead by the hand, fr. L. manipulus . See Maniple .] 1. To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus .
2. To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market ; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns .
Manipulate <Xpage=891>
Ma*nip"u*late , v. i. To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.
Manipulation <Xpage=891>
Ma*nip`u*la"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. manipulation .] 1. The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art.
Manipulation is to the chemist like the external senses to the mind.
Whewell.
2. The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.
3. Artful management; as, the manipulation of political bodies ; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.
Manipulative <Xpage=891>
Ma*nip"u*la*tive (?) , a. Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.
Manipulator <Xpage=891>
Ma*nip"u*la`tor (?) , n. One who manipulates
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Manipulatory <Xpage=892>
Ma*nip"u*la*to*ry (?) , a. Of or pertaining to manipulation.
Manis <Xpage=892>
Ma"nis (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater . See Pangolin .
Manito, Manitou, Manitu <Xpage=892>
Man"i*to (?) , Man"i*tou (?) , Man"i*tu (?) , n. A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship.
Tylor.
Gitche Manito the mighty, The Great Spirit, the creator, Smiled upon his helpless children! Longfellow.
Mitche Manito the mighty, He the dreadful Spirit of Evil, As a serpent was depicted. Longfellow.
Manitrunk <Xpage=892>
Man"i*trunk (?) , n. [L. manus hand + E. trunk .] (Zo\'94l.) The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Insect .
Mankind <Xpage=892>
Man`kind" (?) , n. [AS. mancynn . See Kin kindred, Kind , n. ] 1. The human race; man, taken collectively.
The proper study of mankind is man. Pore.
2. Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race.
Lev. xviii. 22.
3. Human feelings; humanity. [Obs]
B. Jonson.
Mankind <Xpage=892>
Man"kind` (?) , a. Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. [Obs]
Are women grown so mankind ? Must they be wooing? Beau. & Fl.
Be not too mankind against your wife. Chapman.
Manks <Xpage=892>
Manks (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the language or people of the of Man. -- n. The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See Manx .
Manless <Xpage=892>
Man"less (?) , a. 1. Destitute of men.
Bakon.
2. Unmanly; inhuman. [Obs.]
Chapman.
Manlessly <Xpage=892>
Man"less*ly , adv. Inhumanly. [Obs.]
Manlike <Xpage=892>
Man"like` (?) , a. [ Man + like. Cf. Manly .] Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly. " Gentle, manlike speech." Testament of Love . " A right manlike man."
Sir P. Sidney.
In glaring Chloe's manlike taste and mien. Shenstone.
Manliness <Xpage=892>
Man"li*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being manly.
Manling <Xpage=892>
Man"ling (?) , n. A little man. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Manly <Xpage=892>
Man"ly , a. [ Compar. Manlier (?) ; superl. Manliest .] [ Man + -ly . Cf. Manlike .] Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
Let's briefly put on manly readiness. Shak.
Serene and manly , hardened to sustain The load of life. Dryden.
Syn. -- Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy; dignified; stately.
Manly <Xpage=892>
Man"ly , adv. In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly .
Manna <Xpage=892>
Man"na (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/, Heb. m\'ben ; cf. Ar. mann , properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food.
Ex. xvi. 15.
2. (Bot.) A name given to lichens of the genus Lecanora , sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food.
3. (Bot. & Med.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the secretion of Fraxinus Ornus , and F. rotundifolia , the manna ashes of Southern Europe.
&hand; Persian manna is the secretion of the camel's thorn (see Camel's thorn , under Camel ); Tamarisk manna , that of the Tamarisk mannifera , a shrub of Western Asia; Australian, manna , that of certain species of eucalyptus; Brian\'87on manna , that of the European larch.
Manna grass (Bot.) , a name of several tall slender grasses of the genus Glyceria . they have long loose panicles, and grow in moist places. Nerved manna grass is Glyceria nervata , and Floating manna grass is G. flu . -- Manna insect (Zo\'94l) , a scale insect ( Gossyparia mannipara ), which causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarisk tree in Arabia.
Manna croup <Xpage=892>
Man"na croup` (?) . [ Manna + Russ . & Pol. krupa groats, grits.] 1. The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. -- called also manna groats .
2. The husked grains of manna grass.
Manner <Xpage=892>
Man"ner (?) , n. [OE. manere , F. mani\'8are , from OF. manier , adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius , for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See Manual .] 1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.
The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land. 2 Kings xvii. 26.
The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful, manner . Atterbury.
2. Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.
Specifically: (a) Customary method of acting; habit .
Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them. Acts xvii. 2.
Air and manner are more expressive than words. Richardson.
(b) pl. Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address .
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. Emerson.
(c) The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist .
3. Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already .
The bread is in a manner common. 1 Sam. xxi.5.
4. Sort; kind; style; -- in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.
Ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs. Luke xi. 42.
I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou? Coleridge.