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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Ma-nip'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 809The act of manipulating; 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.…Ma-nĭp'ū-lā'tive, a. p. 809Pertaining to, or performed by, manipulation.Ma-nip'ū-lā'tor, n. p. 809One who practices manipulation.Ma-nip'ū-la-to-ry, a. p. 809Of, or pertaining to, manipulation.Mā'nis, n. p. 809(Zool.) A genus of edentate mammals, 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…Măn'i-tou, n. p. 809A spirit, god, or devil of the American Indians. Bartlett.Măn'i-trŭnk, n. p. 809(Entom.) The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See INSECT.Man-kind', n. p. 809The race or species of human beings; the human race; man taken collectively; man. The proper study of mankind is man. Pope. 2. Men as distinguished from women; the male part of the human race. Lev.…Man-kind', a. p. 809Resembling man; not womanly or womanish. [Obs.] 2. Of virile power; masculine; ferocious. [Obs.] “Are women grown so mankind?” Beau. & Fl. “Terrible lions, many a mankind bear.” Chapman.Mänks, n. p. 809The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See MANX.Mānks, a. p. 809Pertaining to the language or people of the Isle of Man. See MANX.Măn'less, a. p. 809Destitute of men; not manned, as a boat. [Rare.] Bacon. 2. Not manly; unmanly; inhuman. [Obs.] “Stuffed with manless cruelty.” Chapman.Măn'less-ly, adv. p. 809In a manless or unmanly manner; inhumanly. [Obs.] “Manlessly dragged to the Grecian fleet.” Chapman.Măn'-līke, a. p. 809Having the form or appearance of a man; possessing the nature of a man as distinguished from a woman. 2. Having the proper qualities or character of a man; manly.Măn'li-ness, n. p. 809The quality of being manly, or of possessing the attributes of a man, especially boldness and courage; dignity; bravery.Măn'ling, n. p. 809A little man; a manikin. [Obs.] B. Jon.Mān'ly, a. p. 809Having qualities becoming a man; not childish or womanish; man-like; firm; brave; undaunted; dignified; noble; stately. Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life. Dryden. He moves with…Măn'ly, adv. p. 809With courage like a man.Măn'-mid'wife, n. p. 809A man who practices obstetrics.Măn′-mĭl′li-ner, n. p. 809A male maker of millinery; hence, a man who is busied with trifling occupations or embellishments.Măn'na, n. p. 809(Script.) A substance miraculously furnished as food for the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. Ex. xvi. 15. 2. (Med.) A sweetish secretion…Mān'na-grup, n. p. 809Ground wheat, consisting of large, hard grains, which remain in the bolting machine when the fine flour has been sifted out;—used for making pudding, soups, and the like.