Defn: A genus of plants; the mandrake. See Mandrake, 1.
MANDRAGORITEMan*drag"o*rite, n.
Defn: One who habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from mandrake.
MANDRAKE Man"drake, n. Etym: [AS. mandragora, L. mandragoras, fr. Gr. mandragore.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region. And shrieks like mandrakes, torn out of the earth, That living mortals, hearing them, run mad. Shak.
Note: The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant, but proof is wanting.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See May apple under May, and Podophyllum. [U.S.]
MANDREL Man"drel, n. Etym: [F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL. mamphurinum, fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.) (a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor. (b) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley. [Written also manderil.] Mandrel lathe, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.
MANDRILL Man"drill, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mandrille, Sp. mandril, It. mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an ape.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: a large West African baboon (Cynocephalus, or Papio, mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.
MANDUCABLEMan"du*ca*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. manducable. See Manducate.]
Defn: Such as can be chewed; fit to be eaten. [R.]Any manducable creature. Sir T. Herbert.
MANDUCATEMan"du*cate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manducated; p. pr. & vb. n.Manducating.] Etym: [L. manducatus, p. p. of manducare to chew. SeeManger.]
Defn: To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
MANDUCATIONMan`du*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. manducatio: cf. F. manducation.]
Defn: The act of chewing. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
MANDUCATORYMan"du*ca*to*ry, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.
MANDUCUSMan*du"cus, n. Etym: [L., fr. manducare to chew.] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage.
MANE Mane, n. Etym: [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G. mähne, OHG. mana, Icel. mön, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. manya neck muscles. sq. root275.]
Defn: The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse.
MAN-EATERMan"-eat`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.
MANEDManed, a.
Defn: Having a mane. Maned seal (Zoöl.), the sea lion.— Maned sheep (Zoöl.), the aoudad.
MANEGEMa*nege", n. Etym: [F. manège. See Manage, n.]
1. Art of horsemanship, or of training horses
2. A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training horses. Chesterfield.
MANEHMa"neh, n. Etym: [Heb. maneh.]
Defn: A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver. Ezek. xlv. 12.
MANELESSMane"less, a.
Defn: Having no mane. Maneless lion (Zoöl.), a variety of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia and adjacent countries.
MANEQUINMan"e*quin, n. Etym: [See Manikin.]
Defn: An artist's model of wood or other material.
MANERIALMa*ne"ri*al, a.
Defn: See Manorial.
MANESMa"nes, n. pl. Etym: [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors. Hail, O ye holy manes! Dryden.
MANESHEETMane"sheet`, n.
Defn: A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head.
MANEUVER; MANOEUVRE Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, n. Etym: [F. manoeuvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; L.manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See Manual, Operate, and cf. Mainor, Manure.]
1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.
2. Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.
MANEUVER; MANOEUVREMa*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Maneuvered orManoeuvred; p. pr. & vb. n. Maneuvering (, or Manoeuvring (.] Etym:[Cf. F. manoeuvrer. See Maneuver, n.]
1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.
2. To manage with address or art; to scheme.
MANEUVER; MANOEUVREMa*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, v. t.
Defn: To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
MANEUVERER; MANOEUVRERMa*neu"ver*er, Ma*noeu"vrer, n.
Defn: One who maneuvers.This charming widow Beaumont is a nanoeuvrer. We can't well make anEnglish word of it. Miss Edgeworth.
MANFULMan"ful, a.
Defn: Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous,resolute, noble. " Manful hardiness." Chaucer.— Man"ful*ly, adv.— Man"ful*ness, n.
MANGABEYMan"ga*bey, n. Etym: [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, inMadagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (C. fuliginosus), which is sooty black. [Also written mangaby.]
MANGANMan"gan, n.
Defn: See Mangonel.
MANGANATEMan"ga*nate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. manganate.] (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of manganic acid.
Note: The manganates are usually green, and are wellknown compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.
MANGANESATEMan`ga*ne"sate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A manganate. [Obs.]
MANGANESE Man`ga*nese", n. Etym: [F. manganèse, It. mamaganese, sasso magnesio; prob. corrupted from L. magnes, because of its resemblance to the magnet. See Magnet, and cf. Magnesia.] (Chem.)
Defn: An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty, but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic weight 54.8.
Note: An alloy of manganese with iron (called ferromanganese) is used to increase the density and hardness of steel. Black oxide of manganese, Manganese dioxide or peroxide, or Black manganese (Chem.), a heavy black powder MnO2, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and valuable as a strong oxidizer; — called also familiarly manganese. It colors glass violet, and is used as a decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass. Manganese bronze, an alloy made by adding from one to two per cent of manganese to the copper and zinc used in brass.
MANGANESE STEELMan`ga*nese" steel.
Defn: Cast steel containing a considerable percentage of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough. See Alloy steel, above.
MANGANESIANMan`ga*ne"sian, a. Etym: [Cf. F. manganésien.] (Chem.)
Defn: Manganic. [R.]
MANGANESICMan`ga*ne"sic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. manganésique.] (Chem.)
Defn: Manganic. [Obs.]
MANGANESIOUSMan`ga*ne"sious, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Manganous.
MANGANESIUMMan`ga*ne"si*um, n. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: Manganese.
MANGANESOUSMan`ga*ne"sous, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Manganous.
MANGANICMan`gan"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. manganique.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous compounds. Cf. Manganous. Manganic acid, an acid, H2MnO4, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid.
MANGANIFEROUSMan`ga*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Manganese + -ferous.]
Defn: Containing manganese.
MANGANITEMan"ga*nite, n.
1. (Min.)
Defn: One of the oxides of manganese; — called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid.
MANGANIUMMan*ga"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: Manganese.
MANGANOUSMan"ga*nous, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide. Manganous acid, a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites.
MANGCORNMang"corn`, n. Etym: [OE. mengen to mix. See Mingle, and Corn.]
Defn: A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [ProvEng.]
MANGEMange, n. Etym: [See Mangy.] (Vet.)
Defn: The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts. Mange insect (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle. horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The mange insect of the horse (Psoroptes, or Dermatodectes, equi), and that of cattle (Symbiotes, or Dermatophagys, bovis) are the most important species. See Acarina.
MANGEL-WURZEL Man"gel-wur`zel, n. Etym: [G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, — by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet. [Written also mangold-wurzel.]
MANGER Man"ger, n. Etym: [F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Mandible, Manducate.]
1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it.
MANGILYMan"gi*ly, adv.
Defn: In a mangy manner; scabbily.
MANGINESSMan"gi*ness, n. Etym: [From Mangy.]
Defn: The condition or quality of being mangy.
MANGLE Man"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Mangling.] Etym: [A frequentative fr. OE. manken to main, AS. mancian, in bemancian to mutilate, fr. L. mancus maimed; perh. akin to G. mangeln to be wanting.]
1. To 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 lacerate; to mutilate. Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. Milton.
2. To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or pertaining; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation. To mangle a play or a novel. Swift.
MANGLE Man"gle, n. Etym: [D. mangel, fr. OE. mangonel a machine for throwing stones, LL. manganum, Gr. Mangonel.]
Defn: A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure. Mangle rack (Mach.), a contrivance for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion, by means of a rack and pinion, as in the mangle. The pinion is held to the rack by a groove in such a manner that it passes alternately from one side of the rack to the other, and thus gives motion to it in opposite directions, according to the side in which its teeth are engaged. — Mangle wheel, a wheel in which the teeth, or pins, on its face, are interrupted on one side, and the pinion, working in them, passes from inside to outside of the teeth alternately, thus converting the continuous circular motion of the pinion into a reciprocating circular motion of the wheel.
MANGLEMan"gle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. D. mangelen. See Mangle, n.]
Defn: To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.
MANGLERMan"gler, n. Etym: [See 1st Mangle.]
Defn: One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it.
MANGLERMan"gler, n. Etym: [See 3d Mangle.]
Defn: One who smooths with a mangle.
MANGOMan"go, n.; pl. Mangoes. Etym: [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil mankay.]
1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.
2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled. Mango bird (Zoöl.), an oriole (Oriolus kundoo), native of India. — Mango fish (Zoöl.), a fish of the Ganges (Polynemus risua), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name. — Mango tree (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera (M. Indica), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America.
MANGOLDWURZELMan"gold*wur`zel, n. Etym: [G.] (Bot.)
Defn: See Mangel-wurzel.
MANGONELMan"go*nel, n. Etym: [OF. mangonel, LL. manganellus, manganum, fr.Gr. Mangle, n.]
Defn: A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.
MANGONISMMan"go*nism, n.
Defn: The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [Obs.]
MANGONISTMan"go*nist, n.
1. One who mangonizes. (Zoöl.)
2. A slave dealer; also, a strumpet. [Obs.]
MANGONIZE Man"go*nize, v. t. Etym: [L. mangonizare, fr. mango a dealer in slaves or wares, to which he tries to give an appearance of greater value by decking them out or furbishing them up.]
Defn: To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [Obs. or R.]B. Jonson.
MANGOSTEEN; MANGOSTANMan"go*steen, Man"go*stan, n. Etym: [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.)
Defn: A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (G. Mangostana). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.
MANGROVEMan"grove, n. Etym: [Malay manggi-manggi.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aërial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant.
Note: The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove (Avicennia nitida and A. tomentosa) have much the same habit.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The mango fish.
MANGUEMangue, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The kusimanse.
MANGY Man"gy, a. [Compar. Mangier; superl. Mangiest.] Etym: [F. mangé, p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger.]
Defn: Infected with the mange; scabby.
MANHADENMan*ha"den, n.
Defn: See Menhaden.
MANHANDLE Man*han"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -handled; p. pr. & vb. n. - handling.]
1. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as, to manhandle a cannon.
2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
MANHEADMan"head, n.
Defn: Manhood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MANHES PROCESSMan`hès" proc"ess. (Copper Metal.)
Defn: A process by which copper matte is treated by passing through it a blast of air, to oxidize and remove sulphur. It is analogous in apparatus to the Bessemer process for decarbonizing cast iron. So called from Pierre Manhès, a French metallurgist, who invented it.
MANHOLEMan"hole`, n.
Defn: A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.
MANHOODMan"hood, n. Etym: [Man- + -hood.]
1. The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
2. Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution. I am ashamed That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus. Shak.
MANIAMa"ni*a, n. Etym: [L. mania, Gr. manie, F. manie. Cf. Mind, n.,Necromancy.]
1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.
2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania. Mania a potu Etym: [L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens.
Syn. — Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See Insanity.
MANIABLEMan"i*a*ble, a. Etym: [F., fr. manier to manage, fr. L. manus hand.]
Defn: Manageable. [Obs.] Bacon.
MANIACMa"ni*ac, a. Etym: [F. maniaque. See Mania.]
Defn: Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.
MANIACMa"ni*ac, n.
Defn: A raving lunatic; a madman.
MANIACALMa*ni"a*cal, a.
Defn: Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.— Ma*ni"a*cal*ly, adv.
MANICMan"ic, a. [Gr. mad, frenzied.] (Med.)
Defn: Of or pert. to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement.
MANICATEMan"i*cate, a. Etym: [L. manicatus sleeved, fr. manica a sleeve.](Bot.)
Defn: Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.
MANICHAEAN; MANICHEAN; MANICHEEMan`i*chæ"an, Man`i*che"an, Man"i*chee, n. Etym: [LL. Manichaeus: cf.F. manichéen.]
Defn: A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil. The Manichæans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development. Tylor.
MANICHAEAN; MANICHEANMan`i*chæ"an, Man`i*che"an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Manichæans.
MANICHAEISM; MANICHEISMMan"i*chæ*ism, Man"i*che*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. manichéisme.]
Defn: The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manichæans.
MANICHEISTMan"i*che*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. manichéiste.]
Defn: Manichæan.
MANICHORD; MANICHORDONMan"i*chord, Man`i*chor"don, Etym: [L. monochordon, Gr. Monochord.](Mus.)
Defn: The clavichord or clarichord; — called also dumb spinet.
MANICUREMan"i*cure, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.]
Defn: A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands,especially their nails.[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves andavailing themselves of the services of a manicure. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
MANIDMa"nid, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of the genus Manis, or family Manidæ.
MANIEMa`nie", n. Etym: [F. See Mania.]
Defn: Mania; insanity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MANIFESTMan"i*fest, a. Etym: [F. manifeste, L. manifestus, lit., struck bythe hand, hence, palpable; manus hand + fendere (in comp.) to strike.See Manual, and Defend.]
1. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight. Heb. iv. 13. That which may be known of God is manifest in them. Rom. i. 19. Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. Dryden.
2. Detected; convicted; — with of. [R.] Calistho there stood manifest of shame. Dryden.
Syn. — Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious. — Manifest, Clear, Plain, Obvious, Evident. What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our attention; what isevident is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly evident. So clear, so shining, and so evident, That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye. Shak. Entertained with solitude, Where obvious duty erMilton. I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew. Dryden.
MANIFEST Man"i*fest, n.; pl. Manifests. Etym: [Cf. F. manifeste. See Manifest, a., and cf. Manifesto.]
1. A 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, etc., of each package of goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse. Bouvier.
MANIFESTMan"i*fest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manifested; p. pr. & vb. n.Manifesting.]
1. To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, — usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit. There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested. Mark iv. 22. Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. Shak.
2. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
Syn. — To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display.
MANIFESTABLEMan"i*fest`a*ble, a.
Defn: Such as can be manifested.
MANIFESTATIONMan`i*fes*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. manifestatio: cf. F. manifestation.]
Defn: The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation. The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be performed, requires this public manifestation of them at the great day. Atterbury.
MANIFESTIBLEMan"i*fest`i*ble, a.
Defn: Manifestable.
MANIFESTLYMan"i*fest*ly, adv.
Defn: In a manifest manner.
MANIFESTNESSMan"i*fest*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.
MANIFESTOMan`i*fes"to, n.; pl. Manifestoes. Etym: [It. manifesto. SeeManifest, n. & a.]
Defn: A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives. Bouvier. it was proposed to draw up a manifesto, setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms. Addison . Frederick, in a public manifesto, appealed to the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope. Milman.
MANIFOLDMan"i*fold, a. Etym: [AS. manigfeald. See Many, and Fold.]
1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied;complicated.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 various ways; — used to qualify nouns in the singular number. "The manifold wisdom of God." Eph. iii. 10. "The manifold grace of God." 1 Pet. iv. 10. Manifold writing, a process or method by which several copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets of coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain paper upon which the marks made by a stylus or a type-writer are transferred.
MANIFOLDMan"i*fold, n.
1. A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.
2. (Mech.)
Defn: A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others.
3. pl.
Defn: The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [Local, U.S.]
MANIFOLDMan"i*fold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manifolded; p. pr. & vb. n.Manifolding.]
Defn: To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter.
MANIFOLDEDMan"i*fold`ed, a.
Defn: Having many folds, layers, or plates; as, a manifolded shield.[Obs.]
MANIFOLDLYMan"i*fold`ly, adv.
Defn: In a manifold manner.
MANIFOLDNESSMan"i*fold`ness, n.
1. Multiplicity. Sherwood.
2. (Math.)
Defn: A generalized concept of magnitude.
MANIFORMMan"i*form, a. Etym: [L. manus hand + -form.]
Defn: Shaped like the hand.
MANIGLIONMa*ni"glion, n. Etym: [It. maniglio, maniglia, bracelet, handle. Cf.Manilio.] (Gun.)
Defn: Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.
MANIHOC; MANIHOTMan"i*hoc, Man"i*hot, n.
Defn: See Manioc.
MANIKIN Man"i*kin, n. Etym: [OD. manneken, dim. of man man. See Man, and - kin.]
1. A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.
2. A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc.
MANILA; MANILLAMa*nil"a, Ma*nil"la, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city. Manila cheroot or cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands. — Manila hemp, a fibrous material obtained from the Musa textilis, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; — called also by the native name abaca. From it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made. — Manila paper, a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.
MANILIOMa*nil"io, n.
Defn: See Manilla, 1. Sir T. Herbert.
MANILLA Ma*nil"la, n. Etym: [Sp. manilla; cf. It. maniglio, maniglia; F. manille; Pg. manilha; all fr. L. manus hand, and formed after the analogy of L. monile, pl. monilia, necklace: cf. F. manille.]
1. A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
2. A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa. Simmonds.
MANILLAMa*nil"la, a.
Defn: Same as Manila.
MANILLEMa*nille", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: See 1st Manilla, 1.
MANIOCMa"ni*oc, n. Etym: [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.)
Defn: The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.[Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.]
MANIPLE Man"i*ple, n. Etym: [L. manipulus, maniplus, a handful, a certain number of soldiers; manus hand + root of plere to fill, plenus full: cf. F.maniple. See Manual, and Full, a.]
1. A handful. [R.] B. Jonson.
2. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company. Milton.
3. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.
MANIPULARMa*nip"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. manipularis: cf. F. manipulaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.
2. Manipulatory; as, manipular operations.
MANIPULATEMa*nip"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manipulated; p. pr. & vb. n.Manipulating.] Etym: [LL. manipulatus, p. p. of manipulare to lead bythe hand, fr. L. manipulus. See Maniple.]
1. To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus.
2. To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns.
MANIPULATEMa*nip"u*late, v. i.
Defn: To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.
MANIPULATIONMa*nip`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. manipulation.]
1. The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling 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. The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.
3. Artful management; as, the manipulation of political bodies; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.
MANIPULATIVEMa*nip"u*la*tive, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.
MANIPULATORMa*nip"u*la`tor, n.
Defn: One who manipulates
MANIPULATORYMa*nip"u*la*to*ry, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to manipulation.
MANISMa"nis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead.So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for itsfood by night.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of edentates, 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 feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin.
MANITO; MANITOU; MANITUMan"i*to, Man"i*tou, Man"i*tu, n.
Defn: A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship. Tylor. Gitche Manito the mighty, The Great Spirit, the creator, Smiled upon his helpless children! Longfellow. Mitche Manito the mighty, He the dreadful Spirit of Evil, As a serpent was depicted. Longfellow.
MANITRUNKMan"i*trunk, n. Etym: [L. manus hand + E. trunk.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Insect.
MANKINDMan`kind", n. Etym: [AS. mancynn. See Kin kindred, Kind, n.]
1. The human race; man, taken collectively. The proper study of mankind is man. Pore.
2. Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race. Lev. xviii. 22.
3. Human feelings; humanity. [Obs] B. Jonson.
MANKINDMan"kind`, a.
Defn: Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. [Obs]Are women grown so mankind Must they be wooing Beau. & Fl.Be not too mankind against your wife. Chapman.
MANKSManks, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the language or people of the of Man.— n.
Defn: The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See Manx.
MANLESSMan"less, a.
1. Destitute of men. Bakon.
2. Unmanly; inhuman. [Obs.] Chapman.
MANLESSLYMan"less*ly, adv.
Defn: Inhumanly. [Obs.]
MANLIKEMan"like`, a. Etym: [Man + like. Cf. Manly.]
Defn: Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly. " Gentle, manlike speech." Testament of Love. " A right manlike man." Sir P. Sidney. In glaring Chloe's manlike taste and mien. Shenstone.
MANLINESSMan"li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being manly.
MANLINGMan"ling, n.
Defn: A little man. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
MANLYMan"ly, a. [Compar. Manlier; superl. Manliest.] Etym: [Man + -ly. Cf.Manlike.]
Defn: Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish;manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.Let's briefly put on manly readiness. Shak.Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life. Dryden.
Syn. — Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy; dignified; stately.
MANLYMan"ly, adv.
Defn: In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly.
MANNA Man"na, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. man; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).]
1. (Script.)
Defn: The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. Ex. xvi. 15.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A name given to lichens of the genus Lecanora, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food.
3. (Bot. & Med.)
Defn: A sweetish exudation in the form of pale yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the secretion of Fraxinus Ornus, and F. rotundifolia, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.
Note: Persian manna is the secretion of the camel's thorn (see Camel's thorn, under Camel); Tamarisk manna, that of the Tamarisk mannifera, a shrub of Western Asia; Australian, manna, that of certain species of eucalyptus; Briançon manna, that of the European larch. Manna grass (Bot.), a name of several tall slender grasses of the genus Glyceria. they have long loose panicles, and grow in moist places. Nerved manna grass is Glyceria nervata, and Floating manna grass is G. flu. — Manna insect (Zoöl), a scale insect (Gossyparia mannipara), which causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarisk tree in Arabia.
MANNA CROUPMan"na croup`. Etym: [Manna + Russ. & Pol. krupa groats, grits.]
1. The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. — called also manna groats.
2. The husked grains of manna grass.
MANNER Man"ner, n. Etym: [OE. manere, F. manière, from OF. manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See Manual.]
1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; 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 land. 2 Kings xvii. 26. The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful,manner. Atterbury.
2. Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style. Specifically: (a) Customary method of acting; habit. Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them. Acts xvii. 2. Air and manner are more expressive than words. Richardson. (b) pl.
Defn: Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well- bred carriage and address. Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. Emerson.
(c) The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
3. Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already. The bread is in a manner common. 1 Sam. xxi.5.
4. Sort; kind; style; — in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds. Ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs. Luke xi. 42. I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou Coleridge.
Note: In old usage, of was often omitted after manner, when employed in this sense. "A manner Latin corrupt was her speech." Chaucer. By any manner of means, in any way possible; by any sort of means. — To be taken in, or with the manner. Etym: [A corruption of to be taken in the mainor. See Mainor.] To be taken in the very act. [Obs.] See Mainor. — To make one's manners, to make a bow or courtesy; to offer salutation. — Manners bit, a portion left in a dish for the sake of good manners. Hallwell.
Syn. — Method; mode; custom; habit; fashion; air; look; mien; aspect; appearance. See Method.
MANNERCHOR Män"ner*chor`, n.; G. pl. -chöre (#). [G.; männer, pl. of mann man + chor chorus.]
Defn: A German men's chorus or singing club.
MANNEREDMan"nered, a.
1. Having a certain way, esp a. polite way, of carrying andconducting one's self.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 style is in some degree mannered and confined. Hazlitt.
MANNERISMMan"ner*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. maniérisme.]
Defn: Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a mannerism which does not sit easy on the mannerist, which has been adopted on principle, and which can be sustained only by constant effort, is always offensive. Macaulay.
MANNERISTMan"ner*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. maniériste.]
Defn: One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
MANNERLINESSMan"ner*li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.Sir M. Hale.
MANNERLYMan"ner*ly, a.
Defn: Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak.
MANNERLYMan"ner*ly, adv.
Defn: With good manners. Shak.
MANNHEIM GOLD Mann"heim gold". Etym: [From Mannheim in Germany, where much of it was made.]
Defn: A kind of brass made in imitation of gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc. Ure.
MANNIDEMan"nide, n. Etym: [Mannite + anhydride.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.
MANNISHMan"nish, a. Etym: [Man + -ish: cf. AS. mennisc, menisc.]
1. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human. Chaucer. But yet it was a figure Most like to mannish creature. Gower.
2. Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine. Chaucer. A woman impudent and mannish grown. Shak.
3. Fond of men; — said of a woman. [Obs.] Chaucer.— Man"nish*ly,adv.— Man"nish*ness, n.
MANNITANMan"ni*tan, n. Etym: [Mannite + anhydrite.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by the partial dehydration of mannite.
MANNITATEMan"ni*tate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of mannitic acid.
MANNITEMan"nite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mannite.]
1. (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); — called also mannitol, and hydroxy hexane. Cf. Dulcite. HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH = D-mannitol; manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol; Mannicol; Mannidex; Osmiktrol; Osmosal. — used in pharmacy as excipient and diluent for solids and liquids. Used as a food additive for anti-caking properties, or as a sweetener. Also used to "cut" (dilute) illegal drugs such as cocaine or heroin. ("excipient" use)
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil's apron.
MANNITICMan*nit"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannite. Mannitic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannite, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.
MANNITOLMan"ni*tol, n. Etym: [Mannite + -ol.] (Chem.)
Defn: The technical name of mannite. See Mannite.
MANNITOSEMan"ni*tose`, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose.
MANOMa"no, n. [Sp., lit., hand.]
Defn: The muller, or crushing and grinding stone, used in grinding corn on a metate. [Mexico & Local U. S.]
MANOEUVREMa*noeu"vre, n. & v.
Defn: See Maneuver.
MAN-OF-WARMan`-*of`-*war", n; pl. Men-of-war.
Defn: A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. Man-of-war bird (Zoöl.), The frigate bird; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross. — Man-of-war hawk (Zoöl.), the frigate bird. — Man-of-war's man, a sailor serving in a ship of war. — Portuguese man-of-war (Zoöl.), any species of the genus Physalia. See Physalia.
MANOGRAPHMan"o*graph, n. [Gr. thin, rare + -graph: cf. F. manographe.](Engin.)
Defn: An optical device for making an indicator diagram for high- speed engines. It consists of a light-tight box or camera having at one end a small convex mirror which reflects a beam of light on to the ground glass or photographic plate at the other end. The mirror is pivoted so that it can be moved in one direction by a small plunger operated by an elastic metal diaphragm which closes a tube connected with the engine cylinder. It is also moved at right angles to this direction by a reducing motion, called a reproducer, so as to copy accurately on a smaller scale the motion of the engine piston. The resultant of these two movements imparts to the reflected beam of light a motion similar to that of the pencil of the ordinary indicator, and this can be traced on the sheet of ground glass, or photographed.
MANOMETERMa*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter: cf. F. manomètre.]
Defn: An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump.
MANOMETRIC; MANOMETRICALMan`o*met"ric, Man`o*met"ric*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. manométrique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.
MANOR Man"or, n. Etym: [OE. maner, OF. maneir habitation, village, F. manoir manor, prop. the OF. inf. maneir to stay, remain, dwell, L. manere, and so called because it was the permanent residence of the lord and of his tenants. See Mansion, and cf. Remain.]
1. (Eng. Law)
Defn: The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family. My manors, rents, revenues, l forego. Shak.
Note: In these days, a manor rather signifies the jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or site, for a man may have a manor in gross, as the law terms it, that is, the right and interest of a court-baron, with the perquisites thereto belonging.
2. (American Law)
Defn: A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services. Burrill. Manor house, or Manor seat, the house belonging to a manor.
MANORIALMa*no"ri*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a manor. " Manorial claims." Paley.
MANOSCOPEMan"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
Defn: Same as Manometer.
MANOSCOPYMa*nos"co*py, n.
Defn: The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.
MANOVERYMa*no"ver*y, n. Etym: [See Maneuver.] (Eng. Law)
Defn: A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.
MANQUELLERMan"quell`er, n.
Defn: A killer of men; a manslayer. [Obs.] Carew.
MANRED; MANRENTMan"red, Man"rent`, n.
Defn: Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage. [Obs. or Scots Law] Jamieson.
MANROPEMan"rope`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship. Totten.
MANSARD ROOFMan"sard roof". Etym: [So called from its inventor, François Mansard,or Mansart, a distinguished French architect, who died in 1666.](Arch.)
Defn: A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.
MANSE Manse, n. Etym: [LL. mansa, mansus, mansum, a farm, fr. L. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell. See Mansion, Manor.]
1. A dwelling house, generally with land attached.
2. The parsonage; a clergyman's house. [Scot.] Capital manse, the manor house, or lord's court.
MANSERVANTMan"serv`ant, n.
Defn: A male servant.
MANSION Man"sion, n. Etym: [OF. mansion, F. maison, fr. L. mansio a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. Manse, Manor, Menagerie, Menial, Permanent.]
1. A dwelling place, — whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter. [Obs.] In my Father's house are many mansions. John xiv. 2. These poets near our princes sleep, And in one grave their mansions keep. Den
2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.
3. (Astrol.)
Defn: A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8.Chaucer.
4. The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in itsmonthly revolution. [Obs.]The eight and twenty mansions That longen to the moon. Chaucer.Mansion house, the house in which one resides; specifically, inLondon and some other cities, the official residence of the LordMayor. Blackstone.
MANSIONMan"sion, v. i.
Defn: To dwell; to reside. [Obs.] Mede.
MANSIONARYMan"sion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Resident; residentiary; as, mansionary canons.
MANSIONRYMan"sion*ry, n.
Defn: The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place. [Obs.] Shak.
MANSLAUGHTERMan"slaugh`ter, n.
1. The slaying of a human being; destruction of men. Milton.
2. (Law)
Defn: The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligenc
MANSLAYERMan"slay`er, n.
Defn: One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.
MANSTEALERMan"steal`er, n.
Defn: A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.
MANSTEALINGMan"steal`ing, n.
Defn: The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e
MANSUETE Man"suete, a. Etym: [L. mansuetus, p. p. of mansuescere to tame; manus hand + suescere to accustom: cf. F. mansuet.]
Defn: Tame; gentle; kind. [Obs.] Ray.
MANSUETUDEMan"sue*tude, n. Etym: [L. mansuetudo: cf. F.mansuétude.]
Defn: Tameness; gentleness; mildness. [Archaic]
MANSWEARMan"swear`, v. i.
Defn: To swear falsely. Same as Mainswear.
MANTAMan"ta, n. Etym: [From the native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Coleoptera and Sea devil.
MANTCHOOMant*choo", a. & n.
Defn: Same as Manchu.
MANTEAU Man`teau", n.; pl. F. Manteaux, E. Manteaus. Etym: [F. See Mantle, n.]
1. A woman's cloak or mantle.
2. A gown worn by women. [Obs.]
MANTEL Man"tel, n. Etym: [The same word as mantle a garment; cf. F. manteau de cheminée. See Mantle.] (Arch.)
Defn: The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports. [Written also mantle.]
MANTELETMan"tel*et, n. Etym: [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See Mantle.]
1. (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights. (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women. A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. Chaucer.
2. (Fort.)
Defn: A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; — now commonly written mantlet.
MANTELLETTAMan`tel*let"ta, n. [It. mantelletta. See Mantelet.] (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: 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.
MANTELPIECEMan"tel*piece`, n.
Defn: Same as Mantel.
MANTELSHELFMan"tel*shelf`, n.
Defn: The shelf of a mantel.
MANTELTREEMan"tel*tree`, n. (Arch.)
Defn: The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses.
MANTICMan"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: 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.
MANTILLAMan*til"la, n. Etym: [Sp. See Mantle.]
1. A lady's light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.
2. A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; — worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
MANTISMan"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They 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 M. Carolina. Mantis shrimp. (Zoöl.) See Sguilla.
MANTISPIDMan*tis"pid, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera.
MANTISSAMan*tis*sa, n. Etym: [L., an addition, makeweight; of Tuscan origin.](Math.)
Defn: The decimal part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or characteristic.
MANTLE Man"tle, n. Etym: [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 Manual, Textile, and cf. Mandil, Mantel, Mantilla.]
1. A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope. [The] children are clothed with mantles of satin. Bacon. The green mantle of the standing pool. Shak. Now Nature hangs her mantle green On every blooming tree. Burns.
2. (Her.)
Defn: Same as Mantling.
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 Buccinum, and Byssus. (b) Any free, outer membrane. (c) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
4. (Arch.)
Defn: A mantel. See Mantel.
5. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth. Raymond.
6. (Hydraulic Engin.)
Defn: A penstock for a water wheel.
MANTLEMan"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mantled; p. pr. & vb. n. Mantling.]
Defn: To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise. Shak.
MANTLEMan"tle, v. i.
1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; — said of hawks. Also used figuratively. Ne is there hawk which mantleth on her perch. Spenser. Or tend his sparhawk mantling in her mew. Bp. Hall. My frail fancy fed with full delight. Doth bathe in bliss, and mantleth most at ease. Spenser.
2. To spread out; — said of wings. The swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows. Milton.
3. To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool. Though mantled in her cheek the blood. Sir W. Scott.
4. To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.There is a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like astanding pond. Shak.Nor bowl of wassail mantle warm. Tennyson.
MANTLETMan"tlet, n.
Defn: See Mantelet.
MANTLINGMan"tling, n. (Her.)
Defn: The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: — called also lambrequin.
MANTOMan"to, n. Etym: [It. or Sp. manto, abbrev., from L. mantelum. SeeMantle.]
Defn: See Manteau. [Obs.] Bailey.
MANTOLOGISTMan*tol"o*gist, n.
Defn: One who is skilled in mantology; a diviner. [R.]
MANTOLOGYMan*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: The act or art of divination. [R.]
MANTRAMan"tra, n. Etym: [Skr.]
Defn: A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm. [India]
Note: Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a mantra peculiar to itself; as, the mantra of the Brahmans. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
MANTRAPMan"trap`, n.
1. A trap for catching trespassers. [Eng.]
2. A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall.
MANTUAMan"tu*a, n.
1. A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy. [Obs.] Beck (Draper's Dict.).
2. A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown. [Obs.]
MANTUAMAKERMan"tu*a*mak`er, n.
Defn: One who makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.
MANTUANMan"tu*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Mantua.— n.