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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'-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…Măn'suēte, a. p. 810Tame; gentle; not wild or ferocious. [Obs.] Ray.Măn'sue-tūde, n. p. 810Tameness; mildness; gentleness. [Obs.] Herbert.Măn'sweâr, v. i. p. 810The same as MAINSWEAR.Mant-chōō', n. p. 810A native or inhabitant of Mantchooria, or Manchooria. [Written also Manchoo.]Mant-chōō', a. p. 810(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Mantchooria, or its inhabitants.Măn′tel, n. p. 810(Arch.) The work over a fire-place in front of the chimney, especially a narrow shelf, usually ornamented, above the fire-place;—called also mantel-piece, mantel-shelf, and mantel-tree. The word is…Män′tel-ėt, n. p. 810A small cloak worn by women. [Written also mantlet.] 2. (Fort.) A musket-proof shield of wood, metal, or rope, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen during the attack of a…Män'tel-piëçe p. 810)Män'tel-shĕlf, n. p. 810See MANTEL.Măn′tel-tree p. 810Män'tic, a. p. 810Pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one supposed to be inspired by a deity; prophetic. [Rare.] “This mantic fury of theirs, displaying itself in eyes rolling, lips foaming.” Trench.Män'ti-chōr or Män'ti-cōr, n. p. 810The same as MANTIGER.Män'ti-ger, n. p. 810(Zoöl.) A large monkey or baboon. Arbuthnot.Man-til'lā, n. p. 810A lady's cloak of silk or velvet. 2. A kind of vail covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders. [Spain, Mexico, &c.] Simmonds.Män'tis, n. p. 810(Entom.) A Linnæan genus of voracious insects remarkable for their slender, grotesque forms. One species (M. religiosa) has a pair of legs in front resembling a person's hands when folded in prayer…Man-tis'să, n. p. 810(Math.) The decimal part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or characteristic.Măn’tle, n. p. 810A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak; hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope. The herald and children are clothed with mantles of satin. Bacon.…Măn’tle, v. t. p. 810To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise. So the rising senses Begin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantle Their clearer reason. Shak.