Webster's Dictionary 1913

811

Manesheet

Mane″sheet′ (?), n. A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head.

812

Maneuver

{ Ma‐neu″ver, Ma‐nœu″vre } (?), n. [F. manœuvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See Manual, Operate, and cf. Ma...

813

Maneuver (2)

{ Ma‐neu″ver, Ma‐nœu″vre, } v. i. [imp. & p. p.Maneuvered (#) or Manœuvred; p. pr. & vb. n.Maneuvering (�), or Manœuvring (�).] [Cf. F. manœuvrer. See Maneuver, n.] 1. To perfor...

814

Maneuver (3)

{ Ma‐neu″ver, Ma‐nœu″vre, } v. t. To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.

815

Maneuverer

{ Ma‐neu″ver‐er (?), Ma‐nœu″vrer (?), } n. One who maneuvers.This charming widow Beaumont is a nanœuvrer. We can't well make an English word of it. Miss Edgeworth.

816

Manful

Man″ful (?), a. Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble. “ Manful hardiness.” Chaucer. — Man″ful‐ly, adv. — Man″ful‐ness, n.

817

Mangabey

Man″ga‐bey (?), n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cerco...

818

Mangan

Man″gan (?), n. See Mangonel.

819

Manganate

Man″ga‐nate (?), n. [Cf. F. manganate.] (Chem.) A salt of manganic acid.☞ The manganates are usually green, and are well-known compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.

820

Manganesate

Man′ga‐ne″sate (?), n.(Chem.) A manganate.

821

Manganese

Man′ga‐nese″ (?), n. [F. manganèse, It. manganese, sasso magnesio; prob. corrupted from L. magnes, because of its resemblance to the magnet. See Magnet, and cf. Magnesia.] (Chem...

822

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.

823

Manganesian

Man′ga‐ne″sian (?), a. [Cf. F. manganésien.] (Chem.) Manganic.

824

Manganesic

Man′ga‐ne″sic (?), a. [Cf. F. manganésique.] (Chem.) Manganic.

825

Manganesious

Man′ga‐ne″sious (?), a.(Chem.) Manganous.

826

Manganesium

Man′ga‐ne″si‐um (?), n. Manganese.

827

Manganesous

Man′ga‐ne″sous (?), a.(Chem.) Manganous.

828

Manganic

Man′gan″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. manganique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as...

829

Manganiferous

Man′ga‐nif″er‐ous (?), a. [Manganese + -ferous.] Containing manganese.

830

Manganite

Man″ga‐nite (?), n. 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. (Chem.)...

831

Manganium

Man‐ga″ni‐um (?), n. Manganese.

832

Manganous

Man″ga‐nous (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manga...

833

Mangcorn

Mang″corn′ (?), n. [OE. mengen to mix. See Mingle, and Corn.] A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain.

834

Mange

Mange (?), n. [See Mangy.] (Vet.) 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 th...

835

Mangel-wurzel

Man″gel–wur′zel (?), n. [G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.) A kind of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, — by some cons...

836

Manger

Man″ger (?), n. [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 o...

837

Mangily

Man″gi‐ly (?), adv. In a mangy manner; scabbily.