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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-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.Mān'ner, n. p. 809Mode of action; way of performing or effecting any thing; method; style; form; fashion. The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the…Măn'nered, a. p. 809Having manners; conduct, or bearing. Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak. 2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity. His…Măn'ner-ism, n. p. 809Adherence to the same manner; a tasteless uniformity; adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess. “Not to permit beauties, by…Mān'ner-ist, n. p. 809One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess, or who servilely copies the peculiarities of another.Mān'ner-li-ness, n. p. 809The quality of being mannerly, or civil and respectful in behavior; civility; complaisance.Măn'ner-ly, a. p. 809Showing good manners; decent in deportment; civil; respectful; complaisant; not rude or vulgar. What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak.Măn'ner-ly, adv. p. 809With good manners; civilly; respectfully; without rudeness; becomingly. Shak.Măn'ner-s-bīt, n. p. 809A portion left in a dish for the sake of good manners, or not to seem greedy. Halliwell.Măn'nish, a. p. 809Having the nature of man; human. 2. Having the appearance or qualities of a man; masculine; bold; in a bad sense, not becoming a woman; not feminine. “A woman impudent and mannish grown.” Shak.Mān'nish-ly, adv. p. 809In a mannish manner.Măn'nīte, n. p. 809(Chem.) A kind of crystallized sugar obtained from manna. P. Cyc.Ma-nœu'vre, n. p. 809See MANEUVER.Mān'-of-war', n. p. 809A government vessel employed for the purposes of war; a ship of war; a war vessel. Man-of-war bird (Ornith.), a large, black, tropical sea-fowl, belonging to the pelican family; the frigate-bird. —…Ma-nŏm'e-ter, n. p. 809An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, &c., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an…Mān'o-mēt'rie-al, a. p. 809Pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.Mān'or, n. p. 809(Eng. Law.) The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage formerly kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family. My manors, rents…Măn'or-house, n. p. 809The house belonging to a manor; — called also manor-seat.Ma-nō'ri-al, a. p. 809Pertaining to a manor. [Written also manerial.] They have no civil liberty; their children belong not to them, but to their manorial lord. Tooke.Măn'or-sēat, n. p. 809See MANOR-HOUSE.Mān'o-seōpe, n. p. 809The same as MANOMETER.Ma-nŏs'eo-py, n. p. 809The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.Ma-nō'ver-y, n. p. 809(Eng. Law.) A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.Mān'-quēl'ler, n. p. 809A man-killer; a man-slayer; a murderer. [Obs.] Carew.Mān'red or Mān'-rēnt, n. p. 809Service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage; dependence. [Obs. or Scots Law.] Halliwell.Mān'-rōpe, n. p. 809(Naut.) One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship. Totten.Mān'sard-rōof, n. p. 809(Arch.) A kind of roof formed with an upper and under set of rafters, the upper set more inclined to the horizon than the under set;— called also curb-roof. Weale.Mānse, n. p. 810A house or habitation; especially, a parsonage-house. 2. A farm. Capital manse, the manor-house, or lord’s court.Mān'sion, n. p. 810A place of residence; a house; a habitation; an abode; especially one of some size or pretension. In my Father's house are many mansions. John xiv. 2. Thy mansion wants thee, Adam: rise. Milton.…Män'sion, v. i. p. 810To dwell; to reside. [Obs.] Mede.Măn'sion-a-ry, a. p. 810Resident; residentary; as, mansionary canons.Măn'sion-house, n. p. 810The house in which one resides; an inhabited house; specifically, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. Blackstone.Măn'sion-ry, n. p. 810A place of residence. [Obs.] The temple-haunting martlet does approve By his loved mansionary. Shak.Män'slaugh-ter, n. p. 810The slaying of a man or of men; destruction of human beings; murder. To subdue Nations, and bring home spoils with infinite Manslaughter. Shak. 2. (Law.) The unlawful killing of a man without malice…