Manducatory Man"du·ca·to·ry adjective Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.
Manducus Man·du"cus noun [ Latin , from
manducare to chew.]
(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage.
Mane Mane (mān)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
manu ; akin to OD.
mane , Dutch
maan , German
mähne , Old High German
mana , Icelandic
mön , Dan. & Swedish
man , Anglo-Saxon
mene necklace, Icelandic
men , Latin
monile , Greek ..., ..., Sanskrit
manyā neck muscles. √275.]
1. 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 . 2. The hair growing on a person's head, especially hair that is long and thick; -- usually used humorously. [ jocose]
[ PJC]
Manege Ma·nege" noun [ French
manège . See
Manage ,
noun ]
1. Art of horsemanship, or of training horses. 2. A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training horses. Chesterfield.
Maneh Ma"neh noun [ Hebrew
māneh .]
A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver. Ezek. xlv. 12.
Maneless Mane"less adjective Having no mane. Maneless lion (Zoology) ,
a variety of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia and adjacent countries.
Manequin Man"e·quin noun [ See
Manikin .]
An artist's model of wood or other material.
Manerial Ma·ne"ri·al adjective See Manorial .
Manes Ma"nes noun plural [ Latin ]
(Rom. Antiq.) The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors. Hail, O ye holy manes !
Dryden.
Manesheet Mane"sheet` noun A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head.
Maneuver, Manœuvre Ma·neu"ver, Ma·nœu"vre noun [ French
manœuvre , Old French
manuevre , Late Latin
manopera , lit., hand work, manual labor; Latin
manus hand +
opera , from
opus work. See
Manual ,
Operate , and confer
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, Manœuvre Ma·neu"ver, Ma·nœu"vre intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Maneuvered or
Manœuvred ;
present participle & verbal noun Maneuvering or
Manœuvring ] [ Confer French
manœuvrer . See
Maneuver ,
noun ]
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, Manœuvre Ma·neu"ver, Ma·nœu"vre transitive verb To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
Maneuverer, Manœuvrer Ma·neu"ver·er, Ma·nœu"vrer noun One who maneuvers. This charming widow Beaumont is a nanœuvrer . We can't well make an English word of it.
Miss Edgeworth.
Manful Man"ful adjective Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble. "
Manful hardiness."
Chaucer. --
Man"ful*ly ,
adverb --
Man"ful*ness ,
noun
Mangabey Man"ga·bey noun [ So called by Buffon from
Mangaby , in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.]
(Zoology) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus , as the sooty mangabey ( C. fuliginosus ), which is sooty black. [ Also written
mangaby .]
Mangan Man"gan noun See Mangonel .
Manganate Man"ga·nate noun [ Confer French
manganate .]
(Chemistry) A salt of manganic acid. » The manganates are usually green, and are well-known compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.
Manganesate Man`ga·ne"sate noun (Chemistry) A manganate. [ Obsolete]
Manganese Man`ga·nese" noun [ French
manganèse , Italian
manganese , sasso
magnesio ; probably corrupted from Latin
magnes , because of its resemblance to the magnet. See
Magnet , and confer
Magnesia .]
(Chemistry) 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. » 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 (Chemistry) ,
a heavy black powder MnO 2 , 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 steel Man`ga·nese" steel Cast steel containing a considerable percentage of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough. See Alloy steel , above.
Manganesian Man`ga·ne"sian adjective [ Confer French
manganésien .]
(Chemistry) Manganic. [ R.]
Manganesic Man`ga·ne"sic adjective [ Confer French
manganésique .]
(Chemistry) Manganic. [ Obsolete]
Manganesious Man`ga·ne"sious adjective (Chemistry) Manganous.
Manganesium Man`ga·ne"si·um noun [ New Latin ]
Manganese.
Manganesous Man`ga·ne"sous adjective (Chemistry) Manganous.
Manganic Man`gan"ic adjective [ Confer French
manganique .]
(Chemistry) Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous compounds. Confer Manganous . Manganic acid ,
an acid, H 2 MnO 4 , formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid.
Manganiferous Man`ga·nif"er·ous adjective [
Manganese +
-ferous .]
Containing manganese.
Manganite Man"ga·nite noun 1. (Min.) One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore . It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron- black crystals, also massive. 2. (Chemistry) A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid.
Manganium Man·ga"ni·um noun [ New Latin ]
Manganese.
Manganous Man"ga·nous adjective (Chemistry) 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 .
Mangcorn Mang"corn` noun [ Middle English
mengen to mix. See
Mingle , and
Corn .]
A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [ Prov Eng.]
Mange Mange noun [ See
Mangy .]
(Vet.) The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts. Mange insect (Zoology) ,
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 noun [ G., corrupted from
mangoldwurzel ;
mangold beet +
wurzel root.]
(Botany) 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 noun [ French
mangeoire , from
manger to eat, from Latin
manducare , from
mandere to chew. Confer
Mandible ,
Manducate .]
1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat. 2. (Nautical) 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.
Mangily Man"gi·ly adverb In a mangy manner; scabbily.
Manginess Man"gi·ness noun [ From
Mangy .]
The condition or quality of being mangy.
Mangle Man"gle transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Mangled ;
present participle & verbal noun Mangling .] [ A frequentative from Middle English
manken to main, Anglo-Saxon
mancian , in
bemancian to mutilate, from Latin
mancus maimed; perhaps akin to German
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 performing; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation. To mangle a play or a novel.
Swift.
Mangle Man"gle noun [ Dutch
mangel , from Middle English
mangonel a machine for throwing stones, Late Latin
manganum , Greek ... a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a pulley. Confer
Mangonel .]
A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure. Mangle rack (Machinery) ,
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.
Mangle Man"gle transitive verb [ Confer Dutch
mangelen . See
Mangle ,
noun ]
To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.
Mangler Man"gler noun [ See 1st
Mangle .]
One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it.
Mangler Man"gler noun [ See 3d
Mangle .]
One who smooths with a mangle.
Mango Man"go noun ;
plural Mangoes . [ Portuguese
manga , from Tamil
mānkāy .]
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 (Zoology) ,
an oriole ( Oriolus kundoo ), native of India. --
Mango fish (Zoology) ,
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 (Botany) ,
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.
Mangoldwurzel Man"gold·wur`zel noun [ G.]
(Botany) See Mangel-wurzel .
Mangonel Man"go·nel noun [ Old French
mangonel , Late Latin
manganellus ,
manganum , from Greek ... See
Mangle ,
noun ]
A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.
Mangonism Man"go·nism noun The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [ Obsolete]
Mangonist Man"go·nist noun 1. One who mangonizes. [ Obsolete]
2. A slave dealer; also, a strumpet. [ Obsolete]
Mangonize Man"go·nize transitive verb [ Latin
mangonizare , from
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.]
To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [ Obsolete or R.]
B. Jonson.
Mangosteen, Mangostan Man"go·steen, Man"go·stan noun [ Malay
mangusta ,
mangis .]
(Botany) 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.
Mangrove Man"grove noun [ Malay
manggi- manggi .]
1. (Botany) 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. » 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. (Zoology) The mango fish.
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