Mandarinic - mangle

Mandarinic (?), a. Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.
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Mandarining, 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.
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Mandarinism (?), n. A government by mandarins (senses 1 or 2); character or spirit of the mandarins{2}. F. Lieder.
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mandarin orange (?), n. 1. A shrub or small tree (Citrus reticulata) having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to Southeast Asia.
Syn. -- mandarin orange tree.
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2. Same as {7}.
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Mandatary (?), n. [L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire. See .] 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.
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2. (Law) One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory. Wharton.
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Mandate (?), 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 , a time, and cf. , .] 1. An official or authoritative command, order, or authorization from a superior official to a subordinate; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
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This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear
Her mighty mandates, and her words you hear. Dryden.
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2. Hence: (Politics) An authorization to carry out a specific public policy, given by the electorate to their representatives; -- it is considered to be implied by the election of a candidate by a significant margin after that candidate has campaigned with that policy as a prominent element of the campaign platform.
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3. Hence: Authorization by a multinational body to a nation to administer the government and affairs of a territory, usually a former colony; as, termination of the British mandate in Palestine.
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4. (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.
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5. (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.
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Mandator (?), n. [L.] 1. A director; one who gives a mandate or order. Ayliffe.
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2. (Rom. Law) The person who employs another to perform a mandate. Bouvier.
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Mandatory (?), a. [L. mandatorius.] 1. Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
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2. Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority.
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3. (Law) Not optional; not able to be modified or disregarded; as, seven mandatory clauses in the contract.
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Mandatory, n. Same as .
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Mandelate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of mandelic acid.
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Mandelic (?), 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.
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Mander (?), v. t. & i. See .
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Manderil (?), n. A mandrel.
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Mandible (?), n. [L. mandibula, mandibulum, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. .] 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.
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2. (Zoöl.) The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of .
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Mandibular (?), a. [Cf. F. mandibulaire.] Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible. -- n. The principal mandibular bone; the mandible.
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Coloq. Mandibular arch (Anat.), the most anterior visceral arch, -- that in which the mandible is developed.
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mandibular joint n. (anatomy) The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone.
Syn. -- temporomandibular joint, articulatio temporomandibularis.
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{ Mandibulate (?), Mandibulated (?), } a. (Zoöl.) Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.
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Mandibulate (?), n. (Zoöl.) An insect having mandibles.
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Mandibuliform (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having the form of a mandible; -- said especially of the maxillæ of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
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Mandibulohyoid (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them.
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mandil (măndĭl), n. [OF. mandil; cf. Sp. & Pg. mandil a coarse apron, a haircloth; all from Ar. mandil tablecloth, handkerchief, mantle, fr. LGr. mandhlion, fr. L. mantile, mantele. See .] A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Mandilion (?), n. See . Chapman.
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Mandingos (?), n. pl.; sing. Mandingo. (Ethnol.) An extensive and powerful tribe of West African negroes.
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{ Mandioc (?), Mandioca (?), } n. (Bot.) See .
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Mandlestone (?), n. [G. mandelstein almond stone.] (Min.) Amygdaloid.
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Mandment (?), n. Commandment. [Obs.]
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Mandola (?), n. [It. See .] (Mus.) An instrument closely resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.
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{ Mandolin, Mandoline } (?), n. [F. mandoline, It. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. L. pandura. See .] (Mus.) A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.
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Mandore (?), n. [See , and .] (Mus.) A kind of four-stringed lute.
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Mandragora (?), n. [L., mandragoras the mandrake.] (Bot.) A genus of plants; the mandrake. See , 1.
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Mandragorite (?), n. One who habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from mandrake.
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mandrake (măndrāk), n. [AS. mandragora, L. mandragoras, fr. Gr. mandragoras: 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.
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And shrieks like mandrakes, torn out of the earth,
That living mortals, hearing them, run mad. Shak.
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☞ The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant, but proof is wanting.
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2. (Bot.) The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See May apple under , and . [U.S.]
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mandrake root n. The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic; as a substance it is also called mandrake.
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Mandrel (?), 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 and mandril.]
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Coloq. Mandrel lathe , a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.
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mandril n. any of various shafts that rotate or serve as axes for larger rotating parts. [Written also manderil and mandrel.]
Syn. -- spindle, mandrel, arbor.
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mandrill (măndrĭl), n. [Cf. F. mandrille, Sp. mandril, It. mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. an ape.] (Zoöl.) A large West African baboon (Papio sphinx syn. Mandrillus sphinx, formerly Cynocephalus mormon syn. Papio mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red. It is an endangered species.
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Manduca prop. n. A genus of moths whose larvae are hornworms.
Syn. -- genus Manduca.
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Manducable (?), a. [Cf. F. manducable. See .] Such as can be chewed; fit to be eaten. [R.]
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Any manducable creature. Sir T. Herbert.
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Manducate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manducated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Manducating (?).] [L. manducatus, p. p. of manducare to chew. See .] To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
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Manducation (?), n. [L. manducatio: cf. F. manducation.] The act of chewing. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
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Manducatory (?), a. Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.
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Manducus (?), 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.
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Mane (mān), n. [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G. mähne, OHG. mana, Icel. mön, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. �, �, Skr. manyā neck muscles. √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 .
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maned sheep n. A type of wild sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of northern Africa; called also Barbary sheep and aoudad.
Syn. -- aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
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maned wolf n. A reddish-gray wolf (Canis rufus or Canis niger) of Southwestern North America.
Syn. -- red wolf, Canis rufus, Canis niger.
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Man-eater (?), n. (Zoöl.) One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon carcharias syn. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.
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man-eating shark n. A term applied to sharks that attack humans, especially the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), a large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas.
Syn. -- great white shark, white shark, man-eater, Carcharodon carcharias.
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Maned (?), a. Having a mane.
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Coloq. Maned seal (Zoöl.), the sea lion. -- Coloq. Maned sheep (Zoöl.), the aoudad.
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Manege (?; 277), n. [F. manège. See , n.] 1. The art of horsemanship, or of training horses.
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2. A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training horses. Chesterfield.
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Maneh (?), n. [Heb. māneh.] A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver. Ezek. xlv. 12.
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Maneless (?), a. Having no mane.
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Coloq. Maneless lion (Zoöl.), a variety of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia and adjacent countries.
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Manequin (?), n. [See .] An artist's model of wood or other material.
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Manerial (?), a. See .
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Manes (?), n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors.
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Hail, O ye holy manes! Dryden.
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Manesheet (?), n. A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head.
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{ Maneuver, Manœuvre } (?), n. [F. manœuvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See , , and cf. , .]
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1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.
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2. Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.
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{ Maneuver, Manœuvre, } v. i. [imp. & p. p. Maneuvered (#) or Manœuvred; p. pr. & vb. n. Maneuvering (�), or Manœuvring (�).] [Cf. F. manœuvrer. See , n.] 1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of getting an advantage in attack or defense.
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2. Hence: To make changes in one's approach to solving a problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing situation; -- used especially in competitive situations, as in politics, diplomacy, or sports.
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3. To manage with address or art; to scheme.
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{ Maneuver, Manœuvre, } v. t. 1. To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
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{ Maneuverer (?), Manœuvrer (?), } n. One who maneuvers.
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This charming widow Beaumont is a nanœuvrer. We can't well make an English word of it. Miss Edgeworth.
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man Friday prop. n. [From Friday, the name of a character in the novel Robinson Crusoe (1719) by DeFoe.] A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; a devoted assistant.
Syn. -- right-hand man, chief assistant.
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Manful (?), a. Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble. “ Manful hardiness.” Chaucer. -- Manfully, adv. -- Manfulness, n.
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Mangabey (?), n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (Cercocebus fuliginosus), which is sooty black. [Also written mangaby.]
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Mangan (?), n. See .
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Manganate (?), n. [Cf. F. manganate.] (Chem.) A salt of manganic acid.
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☞ The manganates are usually green, and are well-known compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.
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Manganesate (?), n. (Chem.) A manganate. [Obs.]
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Manganese (?), n. [F. manganèse, It. manganese, sasso magnesio; prob. corrupted from L. magnes, because of its resemblance to the magnet. See , and cf. .] (Chem.) An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty (melting point 1244° C), but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic number 25; Atomic weight 54.938 [C=12.011].
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☞ An alloy of manganese with iron (called ferromanganese) is used to increase the density and hardness of steel.
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Coloq. Black oxide of manganese , Coloq. Manganese dioxide or Coloq. Manganese peroxide , or Coloq. 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.
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manganese bronze n. A brass alloy having from 1 to 4 percent of manganese added to harden it; made by adding manganese to the copper and zinc used in brass.
Syn. -- high-strength brass.
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Manganese steel. Cast steel containing a considerable percentage (10-14) of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough and highly resistant to wear. See , above.
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Manganesian (?), a. [Cf. F. manganésien.] (Chem.) Manganic. [R.]
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Manganesic (?), a. [Cf. F. manganésique.] (Chem.) Manganic. [Obs.]
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Manganesious (?), a. (Chem.) Manganous.
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Manganesium (?), n. [NL.] Manganese.
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Manganesous (?), a. (Chem.) Manganous.
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Manganic (?), 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. .
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manganic acid n. A dibasic acid H2MnO4, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid; it is found only in solution and in manganate salts.
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Manganiferous (?), a. [Manganese + -ferous.] Containing manganese.
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Manganite (?), 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.
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2. (Chem.) A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid.
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Manganium (?), n. [NL.] Manganese.
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Manganous (?), 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.
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Coloq. Manganous acid , a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites.
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Mangcorn (?), n. [OE. mengen to mix. See , and .] A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Prov Eng.]
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Mange (?), n. [See .] (Vet.) The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.
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Coloq. Mange insect (Zoöl.), 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 equi or Dermatodectes equi), and that of cattle (Symbiotes bovis or Dermatophagys bovis) are the most important species. See .
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Mangel-wurzel (?), n. [G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.) A kind of large field beet (Beta macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See . [Written also mangold-wurzel.]
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manger (?), n. [F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. , .] 1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
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And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2: 7
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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.
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mangey adj. Same as .
Syn. -- mangy, threadbare; worn-out, seedy, squalid.
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Mangifera prop. n. genus of tropical trees native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit.
Syn. -- genus Mangifera.
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mangily (?), adv. In a mangy manner; scabbily.
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manginess, n. [From .] The condition or quality of being mangy.
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Mangle (?), 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.
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Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. Milton.
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2. To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or performing; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation.
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To mangle a play or a novel. Swift.
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mangle, n. [D. mangel, fr. OE. mangonel a machine for throwing stones, LL. manganum, Gr. � a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a pulley. Cf. .] A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure, often with heated rollers.
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Coloq. 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. -- Coloq. 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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