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Manipulatory (mȧnĭp�lȧt�r�), a. Of or pertaining to manipulation.
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Manis (mānĭs), 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.] (Zoöl.) 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 .
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{ Manito (?), Manitou (?), Manitu (?) }, n. A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship. Tylor.
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Gitche Manito the mighty,
The Great Spirit, the creator,
Smiled upon his helpless children! Longfellow.
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Mitche Manito the mighty,
He the dreadful Spirit of Evil,
As a serpent was depicted. Longfellow.
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Manitrunk (?), n. [L. manus hand + E. trunk.] (Zoöl.) The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See .
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man jack n. A single individual person; as, every man jack of them.
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mankind (?), n. [AS. mancynn. See kindred, , n.] 1. The human race; man, taken collectively.
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The proper study of mankind is man. Pore.
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2. Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race. Lev. xviii. 22.
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3. Human feelings; humanity. [Obs] B. Jonson.
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Mankind (?), a. Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. [Obs]
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Are women grown so mankind? Must they be wooing? Beau. & Fl.
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Be not too mankind against your wife. Chapman.
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Manks (măṉks), prop. a. Of or pertaining to the language or people of the Isle of Man. -- n. The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See .
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Manless (?), a. 1. Destitute of men. Bakon.
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2. Unmanly; inhuman. [Obs.] Chapman.
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Manlessly, adv. Inhumanly. [Obs.]
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Manlike (?), a. [Man + like. Cf. .] 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.
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In glaring Chloe's manlike taste and mien. Shenstone.
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Manliness (?), n. The quality or state of being manly.
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Manling (?), n. A little man. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Manly, a. [Compar. Manlier (?); superl. Manliest.] [Man + -ly. Cf. .] Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
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Let's briefly put on manly readiness. Shak.
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Serene and manly, hardened to sustain
The load of life. Dryden.
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Syn. -- Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy; dignified; stately.
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Manly, adv. In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly.
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man-made adj. Not of natural origin; prepared or made by humans; artificial; of substances, made by chemical reaction rather than extracted from a natural source; as, man-made fibers; man-made gems. Opposed to natural.
Syn. -- semisynthetic, synthetic.
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man-made fiber n. A fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes.
Syn. -- synthetic fiber.
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Manna (mănnȧ), n. [L., fr. Gr. manna, Heb. mān; 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.
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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; called also manna lichen.
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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 Fraxinus rotundifolia, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.
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☞ Persian manna is the secretion of the camel's thorn (see Camel's thorn, under ); Tamarisk manna, that of the Tamarisk mannifera, a shrub of Western Asia; Australian, manna, that of certain species of eucalyptus; Briançon manna, that of the European larch.
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Coloq. Manna insect (Zoöl), a scale insect (Gossyparia mannipara), which causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarix tree in Arabia.
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manna ash n. (Bot.), A South Mediterranean ash (Fraxinus ornus) having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna.
Syn. -- flowering ash, Fraxinus ornus.
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Manna croup (mănnȧ kr�p). [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.
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2. The husked grains of manna grass.
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manna grass n. (Bot.), Any of several tall slender grasses of the genus Glyceria. They have long loose panicles, have a sweet flavor or odor, and grow in moist places. Nerved manna grass is Glyceria nervata, and Floating manna grass is Glyceria fluitans.
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manna gum n. (Bot.), A tall tree (Eucalyptus viminalis) yielding a false manna.
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manna lichen n. Any of several Old World semicrustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals; same as {2}.
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manned adj. 1. Having a crew; -- of vehicles; as, a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step; to minimize casualties, the military used cruise missiles rather than manned aircraft for the bombardment. Opposite of unmanned.
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mannequin n. 1. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion model. [wns=1]
Syn. -- fashion model, model.
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2. A three-dimensional model of a person, used to display clothes, especially in retail stores and in window displays; a dummy. [wns=2]
Syn. -- manikin, mannikin, manakin.
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3. A model of a human form used by tailors to help make clothing of the proper shape.
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Manner (?), n. [OE. manere, F. manière, from OF. manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See .] 1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.
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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.
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The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful, manner. Atterbury.
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2. Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.
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Specifically: (a) Customary method of acting; habit.
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Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them. Acts xvii. 2.
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Air and manner are more expressive than words. Richardson.
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(b) pl. Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address; as, mind your manners!.
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Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. Emerson.
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(c) The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
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3. Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already.
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The bread is in a manner common. 1 Sam. xxi.5.
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4. Sort; kind; style; -- in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds; as, all manners of people came to the rally.
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And they being afraid wondered, saying to one another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him. Luke 8: 25.

Ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs. Luke xi. 42.
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I bid thee say,
What manner of man art thou? Coleridge.
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☞ In old usage, of was often omitted after manner, when employed in this sense. “A manner Latin corrupt was her speech.” Chaucer.
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Coloq. By any manner of means , in any way possible; by any sort of means. -- Coloq. To be taken in the manner or Coloq. To be taken with the manner . [A corruption of to be taken in the mainor. See .] To be taken in the very act. [Obs.] See . -- Coloq. To make one's manners , to make a bow or courtesy; to offer salutation. -- Coloq. Manners bit , a portion left in a dish for the sake of good manners. Hallwell.
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Syn. -- Method; mode; custom; habit; fashion; air; look; mien; aspect; appearance. See .
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Männerchor (?), n.; G. pl. -chöre (#). [G.; männer, pl. of mann man + chor chorus.] A German men's chorus or singing club.
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Mannered (?), a. 1. Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self; as, a well-mannered child.
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Give her princely training, that she may be
Mannered as she is born. Shak.
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2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity.
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His style is in some degree mannered and confined. Hazlitt.
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Mannerism (?), n. [Cf. F. maniérisme.] 1. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, behavior, or treatment of others.
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2. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner carried to excess, especially in literature or art.
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Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a mannerism which does not sit easy on the mannerist, which has been adopted on principle, and which can be sustained only by constant effort, is always offensive. Macaulay.
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Mannerist, n. [Cf. F. maniériste.] One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under .
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Mannerliness (?), n. The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance. Sir M. Hale.
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Mannerly, a. Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.
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What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak.
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Mannerly, adv. With good manners. Shak.
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manner name n. (linguistics) A word that denotes a manner of doing something; a troponym; as, march is a manner name for walk.
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manner of speaking n. The characteristic style or manner that a person uses to express himself orally.
Syn. -- delivery.
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Mannheim gold (?). [From Mannheim in Germany, where much of it was made.] A kind of brass made in imitation of gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc. Ure.
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Mannide (?), n. [Mannite + anhydride.] (Chem.) A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.
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Mannish (?), a. [Man + -ish: cf. AS. mennisc, menisc.] 1. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human. Chaucer.
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But yet it was a figure
Most like to mannish creature. Gower.
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2. Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine. Chaucer.
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A woman impudent and mannish grown. Shak.
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3. Fond of men; -- said of a woman. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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-- Mannishly (#),adv. -- Mannishness, n.
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Mannitan (?), n. [Mannite + anhydrite.] (Chem.) A white amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by the partial dehydration of mannite.
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Mannitate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of mannitic acid.
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Mannite (?), n. 1. Same as .
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2. (Bot.) A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil's apron.
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Mannitic (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannitol.
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Coloq. Mannitic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannitol, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.
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mannitol (?), n. [Mannite + -ol.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline hexose (HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH) of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); -- called also mannite, and hydroxy hexane. Cf. . It is used in pharmacy as excipient and diluent for solids and liquids. It is also used as a food additive for anti-caking properties, or as a sweetener, and, illegally, to cut (dilute) illegal drugs such as cocaine or heroin. Syn. -- D-mannitol; manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol; Mannicol; Mannidex; Osmiktrol; Osmosal.
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Mannitose (?), n. (Chem.) A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose.
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Mano (?), n. [Sp., lit., hand.] The muller, or crushing and grinding stone, used in grinding corn on a metate. [Mexico & Local U. S.]
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Manoeuvre (?), n. & v. See . [Chiefly Brit.]
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man of action n. A person who prefers to act rather than contemplate and gets things accomplished quickly an efficiently.
Syn. -- man of deeds.
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man of affairs n. A person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive).
Syn. -- businessman.
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man of deeds n. Same as .
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man of letters n. 1. A writer, especially one who writes for a living.
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2. A learned person; a scholar.
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man of means n. A wealthy person.
Syn. -- rich man, wealthy man.
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man of science n. A scientist.
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man-of-the-earth n. 1. (Bot.) A long-rooted morning glory (Ipomoea leptophylla) of Western U. S.
Syn. -- man of the earth, Ipomoea leptophylla.
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2. A tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial (Ipomoea panurata or Ipomoea fastigiata) having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato.
Syn. -- wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man of the earth, manroot, scammonyroot, Ipomoea panurata, Ipomoea fastigiata.
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man of the world n. A worldly-wise person; a sophisticate.
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Man-of-war (?), n; pl. Men-of-war. 1. A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. [wns=1]
Syn. -- ship of the line.
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2. The Portuguese man-of-war.
Syn. -- , jellyfish.
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Coloq. Man-of-war hawk (Zoöl.), the frigate bird. -- Coloq. Man-of-war's man , a sailor serving in a ship of war. -- Coloq. Portuguese man-of-war (Zoöl.), any species of the genus Physalia; it is a hydrozoan having both medusa and polyp stages present in a single colony. It floats on the surface of the sea by a buoyant bladderlike structure, from which dangle multiple long tentacles with stinging cells. Its can cause severe rashes when it comes in contact with humans swimming in the area. See .
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man-of-war bird n. (Zoöl.), The frigate bird, a long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross.
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Manograph (?), n. [Gr. � thin, rare + -graph: cf. F. manographe.] (Engin.) An optical device for making an indicator diagram for high-speed engines. It consists of a light-tight box or camera having at one end a small convex mirror which reflects a beam of light on to the ground glass or photographic plate at the other end. The mirror is pivoted so that it can be moved in one direction by a small plunger operated by an elastic metal diaphragm which closes a tube connected with the engine cylinder. It is also moved at right angles to this direction by a reducing motion, called a reproducer, so as to copy accurately on a smaller scale the motion of the engine piston. The resultant of these two movements imparts to the reflected beam of light a motion similar to that of the pencil of the ordinary indicator, and this can be traced on the sheet of ground glass, or photographed.
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Manometer (?), n. [Gr. � thin, rare + -meter: cf. F. manomètre.] An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See , and Illust. of .
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{ Manometric (?), Manometrical (?), } a. [Cf. F. manométrique.] Of or pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.
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Manor (?), n. [OE. maner, OF. maneir habitation, village, F. manoir manor, prop. the OF. inf. maneir to stay, remain, dwell, L. manere, and so called because it was the permanent residence of the lord and of his tenants. See , and cf. .] 1. (Eng. Law) The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family.
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My manors, rents, revenues, l forego. Shak.
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☞ In these days, a manor rather signifies the jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or site, for a man may have a manor in gross, as the law terms it, that is, the right and interest of a court-baron, with the perquisites thereto belonging.
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2. (American Law) A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services. Burrill.
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Coloq. Manor house , or Coloq. Manor seat , the house belonging to a manor; the house of the lord of the manor; a manse.
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manor hall n. The large room of a manor or castle.
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Manorial (?), a. Of or pertaining to a manor. “ Manorial claims.” Paley.
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Manoscope (?), n. [Gr. � thin, rare + -scope.] Same as .
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Manoscopy (?), n. The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.
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Manovery (?), n. [See .] (Eng. Law) A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.
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Manqueller (?), n. A killer of men; a manslayer. [Obs.] Carew.
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{ Manred (?), Manrent (?), } n. Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage. [Obs. or Scots Law] Jamieson.
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Manrope (?), n. (Naut.) One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship. Totten.
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Mansard roof (?). [So called from its inventor, François Mansard, or Mansart, a distinguished French architect, who died in 1666.] (Arch.) A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.
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Manse (?), n. [LL. mansa, mansus, mansum, a farm, fr. L. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell. See , .] 1. A dwelling house, generally with land attached.
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2. The parsonage; a clergyman's house. [Scot.]
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Coloq. Capital manse , the manor house, or lord's court.
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Manservant (?), n. A male servant.
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Mansion (?), n. [OF. mansion, F. maison, fr. L. mansio a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. �. Cf. , , , , .] 1. A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter. [Obs.]
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In my Father's house are many mansions. John xiv. 2.
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These poets near our princes sleep,
And in one grave their mansions keep. Den�am.
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2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.
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3. (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st , 8. Chaucer.
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4. The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution. [Obs.]
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The eight and twenty mansions
That longen to the moon. Chaucer.
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Coloq. Mansion house , the house in which one resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official residence of the Lord Mayor. Blackstone.
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Mansion, v. i. To dwell; to reside. [Obs.] Mede.
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Mansionary (?), a. Resident; residentiary; as, mansionary canons.
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mansion house n. A large and imposing house.
Syn. -- mansion, manse, hall, residence.
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Mansionry (?), n. The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place. [Obs.] Shak.
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man-sized adj. 1. Calling for manly attributes; as, a man-sized job.
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2. Large enough to satisfy a man; as, a man-sized piece of cake. [informal]
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Manslaughter (?), n. 1. The slaying of a human being; destruction of men. Milton.
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2. (Law) The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger.
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Manslayer (?), n. One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.
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Manstealer (?), n. A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.
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Manstealing, n. The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e�slave them.
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Mansuete (?), a. [L. mansuetus, p. p. of mansuescere to tame; manus hand + suescere to accustom: cf. F. mansuet.] Tame; gentle; kind. [Obs.] Ray.
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Mansuetude (?), n. [L. mansuetudo: cf. F. mansuétude.] Tameness; gentleness; mildness. [Archaic]
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Manswear (?), v. i. To swear falsely. Same as .
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Manta (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) The . See also and .
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manta ray n. An extremely large pelagic tropical ray of the family Mobulidae, that feeds on plankton and small fishes. It is usually harmless but its size (up to 20 feet across and up to a ton in weight) make it dangerous if harpooned. Called also manta, sea devil and devilfish. See also and .
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Mantchoo (?), a. & n. Same as .
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Manteau (?), n.; pl. F. Manteaux (#), E. Manteaus (#). [F. See , n.] 1. A woman's cloak or mantle.
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2. A gown worn by women. [Obs.]
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Manteidae prop. n. A natural family of insects including the mantises. Also spelled Mantidae.
Syn. -- Mantidae, family Mantidae, family Manteidae.
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Mantel (?), n. [The same word as mantle a garment; cf. F. manteau de cheminée. See .] (Arch.) The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports. The shelf is called also a mantelpiece or mantlepiece. [Written also mantle.]
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Mantelet (?), n. [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See .] 1. (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights. (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women.
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A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. Chaucer.
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2. (Fort.) A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet.
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