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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Măn’gle, v. t. p. 808To 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 hack; to lacerate; to mutilate;—applied…Măn'gle, n. p. 808A rolling-press or calender for smoothing linen. It is an oblong wooden box filled with stones, resting upon two cylinders which roll backward and forward over the linen, spread upon a polished…Măng'gle, v. t. p. 808To smooth with a mangle; to calender, as linen.Măn’gler, n. p. 808One who mangles or tears in cutting. 2. One who smooths linen with a mangle.Măn’go, n. p. 808The fruit of the mango-tree, of the East Indies. When pickled, it forms an article of commerce, and is imported into Europe and the United States. 2. A green musk-melon pickled.Mango-fish p. 808a fish of the Ganges (the Polynemus risua), about fifteen inches long, and highly esteemed for food. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name.Măng'go-bîrd, n. p. 808(Ornith.) The Indian oriole (Oriolus kundoo). Dallas.Măn'gold-wûr'zel, n. p. 808See MANGEL-WURZEL.Măn'go-nĕl, n. p. 808An engine formerly used for throwing stones and battering walls.Măn’go-nĭsm, n. p. 808The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [Obs.]Măng'go-nīst, n. p. 808One who mangonizes, or furbishes up worthless articles for sale. [Obs.] Marston. 2. A slave-dealer; also, a strumpet. [Obs.]Măn’go-nīze, v. t. p. 808To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Măng'-go-stăn, n. p. 808Măn'go-steen p. 808A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (G. mangostana);—so called from Dr. Garcin, who described it. The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of…Mān’go-tree, n. p. 808(Bot.) An East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera (M. Indica). It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce.Măn'grōve, n. p. 808(Bot.) A tree of the East and West Indies of the genus Rhizophora. The common, or black mangrove, or mangle, and also others of the genus, are found all along the shores of the tropics, rooting in…Măn'gy, a. p. 808Infected with the mange; scabby.Man-hā'den, n. p. 808See MENHADEN.Măn'-hōle, n. p. 808A hole through which a man may creep into a drain, cess-pool, steam-boiler, parts of machinery, &c., to clean or repair.Măn'hood, n. p. 808The state of being man, or man as distinguished from one of the lower animals, from a child, a woman, or a divine being. 2. Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution.Mā'ni-ă, n. p. 808Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. 2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion. Mania a potu [Lat.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens. Syn.—Insanity; derangement; madness…Măn'i-a-ble, a. p. 808Manageable; tractable. [Obs.] Bacon.Mā'ni-ăc, a. p. 808Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; mad.Mā'ni-ac, n. p. 808One raving with madness; a madman.Ma-nĭ'a-cal, a. p. 808Affected with madness.Măn'i-cate, a. p. 808(Bot.) Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a tissue easily removed.Măn'i-che'an, a. p. 808Pertaining to the Manichees.Măn'i-chē'an or Măn'i-chēe, n. p. 808A follower of Manes, a Persian, who tried to combine the Oriental philosophy with Christianity, and maintained that there are two supreme principles; the first of which, light, was held to be the…Măn'i-che-ism, n. p. 808The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manichees.Măn'i-che-ist, n. p. 808The same as MANICHEAN.Man'i-chôrd or Man'i-chôrd'on, n. p. 808(Mus.) A musical instrument in the form of a spinet, whose strings, like those of the clavichord, are covered with little pieces of cloth to deaden and soften their sounds;—whence it is called the…Măn'i-cōn, n. p. 808A species of nightshade.Mā'nĭē, n. p. 808Mania; insanity. [Obs.] Manie. Engendered of humors melancholic. Chaucer.Măn'i-fest, a. p. 808Clearly visible to the eye; obvious to the understanding; not obscure or difficult to be seen or understood; plain; open; apparent; palpable. That which may be known of God is manifest in them. Rom.…Mān'i-fest, n. p. 808A 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, &c., of each package of goods, to be…Măn’i-fest, v. t. p. 808To disclose to the eye or to the understanding; to show plainly; to make to appear; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit. There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested. Mark…Mān'i-fest'a-ble, a. p. 808Capable of being manifested; as, a manifestable way. More.Mān'i-fes-tā'tion, n. p. 808The act of manifesting or disclosing; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation. The secret manner in which acts…Mān'i-fĕst'i-ble, a. p. 808See MANIFESTABLE.Măn'i-fĕst-ly, adv. p. 808In a manifest manner; clearly; evidently; plainly.Măn'i-fĕst-ness, n. p. 808The quality of being manifest; obviousness.Mān'i-fēs'to, n. p. 808A public declaration, usually of a prince or sovereign, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring…Măn'i-fōld, a. p. 808Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied. 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…Măn'i-fōld, v. t. p. 808To double or fold in many complications or thicknesses. 2. To take many copies of, by a mechanical process; to multiply, as copies of a written account.Mān'i-fōld-ed, a. p. 808Having many doublings, folds, or complications; as, a manifolded shield. [Obs.]Măn'i-fōld-ly, adv. p. 808In a manifold manner; in many ways.Măn'i-fōld-ness, n. p. 808Multiplicity. Sherwood.Mān'i-fōlds, n. pl. p. 808The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [Local. U. S.]Măn'i-fōrm, a. p. 808Shaped like the hand.Ma-nĭg'ion, n. p. 808(Gun.) Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.Măn'i-hŏe or Măn'i-hŏt, n. p. 808The same as MANIOC, q. v.Măn'i-kĭn, n. p. 808A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy. [Obs.] Shak. 2. An artificial preparation made of pasteboard or various other materials, and exhibiting the different parts and organs of the human body.Mān'il, n. p. 809The same as MANILIO.Ma-nil'ă, a. p. 809(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Manila, the largest of the Philippine Isles. Manila hemp, a fibrous material, obtained from the Musa textilis, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine…Ma-nĭl’io or Ma-nĭl’ia or Ma-nĭlle’, n. p. 809A ring or bracelet worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament by persons in Africa. 2. A piece of copper of the shape of a horse-shoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.…Mā'ni-ōc, n. p. 809The tropical plant (Jatropha manihot) from which cassava and tapioca are prepared. 2. The cassava itself. [Written also mandioc, mandisc, manihoc, and manihot.]Măn'i-ple, n. p. 809A handful. 2. A small band of soldiers; a company; — chiefly or exclusively used in speaking of Roman soldiers. 3. A kind of scarf worn about the left arm of a Roman Catholic priest; a fanon; a stole.Ma-nip'ū-lar, a. p. 809Pertaining to the maniple, or company.Ma-nĭp'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 809To treat, work, or operate with the hands; to manage in hand-work.Ma-nĭp'ū-lāte, v. i. p. 809To use the hands; to do hand-work; specifically, to manage apparatus in the experiments of physics and chemistry; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.