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Mantelletta (?), n. [It. mantelletta. See .] (R. C. Ch.) A silk or woolen vestment without sleeves worn by cardinals, bishops, abbots, and the prelates of the Roman court. It has a low collar, is fastened in front, and reaches almost to the knees.
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Mantelpiece (?), n. Same as .
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Mantelshelf (?), n. The shelf of a mantel.
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Manteltree (?), n. (Arch.) The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses.
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Mantic (?), a. [Gr. � prophetic.] Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic. [R.] “Mantic fury.” Trench.
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mantichora, manticora, manticore n. A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion.
Syn. -- manticore, mantichora, mantiger.
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mantid n. A .
Syn. -- mantis.
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Mantidae prop. n. The natural family conmprising the mantises. Same as Manteidae.
Syn. -- family Mantidae, Manteidae, family Manteidae.
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mantiger n. The .
Syn. -- manticore, mantichora, manticora.
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Mantilla (?), n. [Sp. See .] 1. A lady's light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.
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2. A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
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Mantinea, Mantineia prop. n. The site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in 418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC.
Syn. -- Mantineia.
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Mantis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � a prophet.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are predacious long-bodied large-eyed insects of warm regions, are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is Mantis Carolina.
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Coloq. Mantis shrimp . (Zoöl.) The , a tropical marine burrowing crustacean with large grasping appendages. Also called mantis crab and mantis prawn.
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mantis crab n. Same as .
Syn. -- Mantis shrimp.
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mantis prawn n. Same as .
Syn. -- Mantis shrimp.
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mantispid (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under .
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Mantispidae prop. n. The natural family comprising the mantispids.
Syn. -- family Mantispidae.
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mantissa (?), n. [L., an addition, makeweight; of Tuscan origin.] (Math.) The decimal part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or characteristic.
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mantle (?), n. [OE. mantel, OF. mantel, F. manteau, fr. L. mantellum, mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. mantele, mantile, towel, napkin); prob. from manus hand + the root of tela cloth. See , , and cf. , , .]
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1. A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.
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[The] children are clothed with mantles of satin. Bacon.
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The green mantle of the standing pool. Shak.
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Now Nature hangs her mantle green
On every blooming tree. Burns.
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2. (Her.) Same as .
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3. (Zoöl.) (a) The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of , and . (b) Any free, outer membrane. (c) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
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4. (Arch.) A mantel. See .
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5. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth. Raymond.
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6. (Hydraulic Engin.) A penstock for a water wheel.
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7. (Geol.) The highly viscous shell of hot semisolid rock, about 1800 miles thick, lying under the crust of the Earth and above the core. Also, by analogy, a similar shell on any other planet.
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Mantle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mantled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mantling (?).] To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise. Shak.
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Mantle, v. i. 1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively.
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Ne is there hawk which mantleth on her perch. Spenser.
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Or tend his sparhawk mantling in her mew. Bp. Hall.
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My frail fancy fed with full delight.
Doth bathe in bliss, and mantleth most at ease. Spenser.
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2. To spread out; -- said of wings.
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The swan, with arched neck
Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows. Milton.
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3. To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool.
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Though mantled in her cheek the blood. Sir W. Scott.
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4. To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.
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There is a sort of men whose visages
Do cream and mantle like a standing pond. Shak.
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Nor bowl of wassail mantle warm. Tennyson.
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mantled adj. Covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.
Syn. -- cloaked, clothed, draped, wrapped.
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mantled ground squirrel n. A common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel (Citellus lateralis) of western North America, resembling a large chipmunk.
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mantlepiece n. A shelf that projects from the wall above a fireplace; a mantel; as, in England they call a mantelpiece a chimneypiece.
Syn. -- mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, chimneypiece.
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Mantlet (?), n. See .
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Mantling (?), n. (Her.) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin.
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Manto (?), n. [It. or Sp. manto, abbrev., from L. mantelum. See .] See . [Obs.] Bailey.
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Mantologist (?), n. One who is skilled in mantology; a diviner. [R.]
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Mantology (?), n. [Gr. � prophet + -logy.] The act or art of divination. [R.]
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Mantoux test prop. n. (Med.) A skin test for hypersensitivity to tuberculin. It determines whether there is or has been any infection with tubercle bacilli.
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Mantra (?), n. [Skr.] A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm. [India]
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☞ Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a mantra peculiar to itself; as, the mantra of the Brahmans. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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Mantrap (?), n. 1. A trap for catching trespassers. [Eng.]
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2. A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall.
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Mantua (?), n. 1. A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy. [Obs.] Beck (Draper's Dict.).
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2. A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown. [Obs.]
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Mantuamaker (?), n. One who makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.
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Mantuan (?), a. Of or pertaining to Mantua. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Mantua.
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Manu (?), n. [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.) One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.
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Manual (măn��l), a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mündel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. , , , , , , a hill.] 1. Of or pertaining to the hand.
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2. Performed by a person using physical as contrasted with mental effort; as, manual labor.
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3. Done or made by the hand. In some contexts, contrasted with automatic or mechanical. “Manual and ocular examination.” Tatham.
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Coloq. Manual exercise (Mil.) the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms. -- Coloq. Seal manual , the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a ring. -- Coloq. Sign manual . See under .
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Manual (?), n. [Cf. F. manuel, LL. manuale. See , a.] 1. A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church.
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This manual of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws. Sir M. Hale.
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2. (Mus.) A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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3. (Mil.) A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).
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manual alphabet n. An alphabet of signs made by movement of the hands, used by the deaf; in it letters are represented by finger positions. See .
Syn. -- finger alphabet.
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manual dexterity n. Adroitness in using the hands.
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Manualist, n. One who works with the hands; an artificer.
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manual labor, manual labour n. Labor done with the hands.
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manual laborer n. A person who works with the hands, rather than with the mind.
Syn. -- laborer, labourer.
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manually, adv. By hand. In some contexts, contrasted with automatically.
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Manuary (?), a. [L. manuarius, fr. manus hand.] Manual. -- n. An artificer. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Manubial (?), a. [L. manubialis, fr. manubiae money obtained from the sale of booty, booty.] Belonging to spoils; taken in war. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Manubrial (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.
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Manubrium (?), n.; pl. L. Manubria (#), E. Manubriums (#). [L., handle, fr. manus hand.]
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1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.
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2. (Zoöl.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of .
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Manucode (?), n. [Javanese manukdewata the bird of the gods: cf. F. manucode.] (Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus Manucodia, of Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of paradise.
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Manuducent (?), n. One who leads by the hand; a manuductor. [Obs.]
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Manuduction (?), n. [L. manus hand + ductio a leading, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuduction.] Guidance by the hand. [Obs.] Glanvill. South.
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Manuductor (?), n. [L. manus the hand + ductor a leader, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuducteur.] (Mus.) A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music. Moore (Encyc. of Music.)
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Manufactory (?), n.; pl. -ries (#). [Cf. L. factorium an oil press, properly, place where something is made. See .] 1. Manufacture. [Obs.]
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2. A building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory.
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Manufactory, a. Pertaining to manufacturing.
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Manufactural (?), a. Of or pertaining to manufactures. [R.]
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Manufacture (?), n. [L. manus the hand + factura a making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See , and .] 1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.
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2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.
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Manufacture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manufactured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Manufacturing.] [Cf. F. manufacturer.] 1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc.
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2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.
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Manufacture, v. i. To be employed in manufacturing something.
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manufactured adj. Produced in a large-scale industrial operation. Contrasted with hand-made.
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Manufacturer (?), n. One who manufactures.
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Manufacturing, a. 1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town.
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2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects.
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manufacturing business n. A business engaged in manufacturing some product.
Syn. -- manufacturer, maker.
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manufacturing plant n. A factory.
Syn. -- mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory.
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manul (?), n. (Zoöl.) A wild cat (Felis manul), having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.
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Manumise (?), v. t. [See .] To manumit. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Manumission (?), n. [L. manumissio: cf. F. manumission. See .] The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage. “Given to slaves at their manumission.” Arbuthnot.
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Manumit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manumitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Manumitting.] [L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the hand + mittere to send, to send off. See , and .] To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave. “Manumitted slaves.” Hume.
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Manumotive (?), a. [L. manus the hand + E. motive.] Movable by hand. [R.]
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Manumotor (?), n. [L. manus the hand + E. motor.] A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.
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Manurable (�), a. 1. Capable of cultivation. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
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2. Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance.
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Manurage (?), n. Cultivation. [Obs.] Warner.
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Manurance (?), n. Cultivation. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Manure (mȧnūr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manured (mȧnūrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Manuring.] [Contr, from OF. manuvrer, manovrer, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor, F. manœuvrer. See , , , and cf. .] 1. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture. [Obs.]
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To whom we gave the strand for to manure. Surrey.
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Manure thyself then; to thyself be improved;
And with vain, outward things be no more moved. Donne.
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2. To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance.
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The blood of English shall manure the ground. Shak.
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manure (mȧnūr), n. Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance. Especially,, dung, the contents of stables and barnyards, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc. Dryden.
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Manurement, n. [Cf. OF. manouvrement.] Cultivation. [Obs.] W. Wotton.
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Manurer (?), n. One who manures land.
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Manurial (?), a. Relating to manures.
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Manuring (?), n. The act of process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.
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Manus (?), n.; pl. Manus. [L., the hand.] (Anat.) The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.
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Manuscript (?), a. [L. manu scriptus. See , and .] Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
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Manuscript, n. [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See , a.] 1. An original literary or musical composition written by the author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter or word processor. It is contrasted with a printed copy.
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2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik.
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☞ The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.
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Manuscriptal (?), a. Manuscript. [Obs.]
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Manutenency (?), n. [L. manus hand + tenere to hold.] Maintenance. [Obs.] Abp. Sancroft.
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Manway (?), n. A small passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through. Raymond.
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Manx (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language.
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Coloq. Manx shearwater .
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Manx cat prop. n. (Zoöl.), A breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae. It is believed to have originated on the Isle of Man.
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Manx shearwater prop. n. (Zoöl.), A small black-and-white oceanic bird (Puffinus puffinus, or Puffinus anglorum), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also Manx petrel, Manx puffin. It is avariety of . It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.
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Manx, prop. n. The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.
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Many (?), n. [See , .] A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Many, a. & pron. [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, mænig, monig; akin to D. menig, OS. & OHG. manag, G. manch, Dan. mange, Sw. månge, Goth. manags, OSlav. mnog', Russ. mnogii; cf. Icel. margr, Prov. E. mort. √103.] Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.
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Thou shalt be a father of many nations. Gen. xvii. 4.
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Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 1 Cor. i. 26.
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☞ Many is freely prefixed to participles, forming compounds which need no special explanation; as, many-angled, many-celled, many-eyed, many-footed, many-handed, many-leaved, many-lettered, many-named, many-peopled, many-petaled, many-seeded, many-syllabled (polysyllabic), many-tongued, many-voiced, many-wived, and the like. In such usage it is equivalent to multi. Comparison is often expressed by many with as or so. “As many as were willing hearted . . . brought bracelets.” Exod. xxxv. 22. “So many laws argue so many sins.” Milton. Many stands with a singular substantive with a or an.
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Coloq. Many a , a large number taken distributively; each one of many. “For thy sake have I shed many a tear.” Shak. “Full many a gem of purest ray serene.” Gray. -- Coloq. Many one , many a one; many persons. Bk. of Com. Prayer. -- Coloq. The many , the majority; -- opposed to the few. See , n. -- Coloq. Too many , too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are too many for us. L'Estrange.
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Syn. -- Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various; divers; sundry.
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Many, n. [AS. menigeo, menigo, menio, multitude; akin to G. menge, OHG. managī, menigī, Goth. managei. See , a.] 1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.
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After him the rascal many ran. Spenser.
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2. A large or considerable number.
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A many of our bodies shall no doubt
Find native graves. Shak.
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Seeing a great many in rich gowns. Addison.
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It will be concluded by many that he lived like an honest man. Fielding.
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☞ In this sense, many is connected immediately with another substantive (without of) to show of what the many consists; as, a good many [of] people think so.
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He is liable to a great many inconveniences. Tillotson.
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Many-minded (?), a. Having many faculties; versatile; many-sided.
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Manyplies (?), n. [Many, adj. + plies, pl. of ply a fold.] (Anat.) The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See Illust of .
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Many-sided (?), a. 1. Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic.
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2. Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile.
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-- Many-sidedness, n.
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