Man"i*form (?), a. [L. manus hand + -form.] Shaped like the hand.
Ma*ni"glion (m*nl"yn), n. [It. maniglio, maniglia, bracelet, handle.
Cf. Manilio.] (Gun.) Either one of two handles on the back of a piece
of ordnance.
{ Man"i*hoc (?), Man"i*hot (?), } n. See Manioc.
Man"i*kin (?), n. [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.
{ Ma*nil"a (?), Ma*nil"la }, a. 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.
Ma*nil"io (?), n. See Manilla, 1. Sir T. Herbert.
Ma*nil"la (?), n. [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.
Ma*nil"la, a. Same as Manila.
||Ma*nille" (?), n. [F.] See 1st Manilla, 1.
Ma"ni*oc (?), n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants
(Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are
prepared; also, cassava. [Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.]
Man"i*ple (?), n. [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.
Ma*nip"u*lar (?), a. [L. manipularis: cf. F. manipulaire.] 1. Of or
pertaining to the maniple, or company.