Manliness
Man″li‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being manly.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Manling
Man″ling (?), n. A little man. B. Jonson.
Manly
Man″ly, a. [Compar.Manlier (?); superl.Manliest.] [Man + -ly. Cf. Manlike.] Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolu...
Manly (2)
Man″ly, adv. In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly.
Manna
Man″na (măn″nȧ), n. [L., fr. Gr. μάννα, Heb. mān; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilder...
Manna croup
Man″na croup′ (kro͞op′). [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 i...
Manner
Man″ner (?), n. [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. ...
Männerchor
‖Män″ner‐chor′ (?), n.; G. pl.-chöre (#). [G.; männer, pl. of mann man + chor chorus.] A German men's chorus or singing club.
Mannered
Man″nered (?), a. 1. Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self.Give her princely training, that she may beMannered as she is born. Shak.2. A...
Mannerism
Man″ner‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. maniérisme.] Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in litera...
Mannerist
Man″ner‐ist, n. [Cf. F. maniériste.] One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation unde...
Mannerliness
Man″ner‐li‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance. Sir M. Hale.
Mannerly
Man″ner‐ly, a. Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak.
Mannerly (2)
Man″ner‐ly, adv. With good manners. Shak.
Mannheim gold
Mann″heim gold″ (?). [From Mannheim in Germany, where much of it was made.] A kind of brass made in imitation of gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc. ...
Mannide
Man″nide (?), n. [Mannite + anhydride.] (Chem.) A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.
Mannish
Man″nish (?), a. [Man + -ish: cf. AS. mennisc, menisc.] 1. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human. Chaucer.But yet it was a figureMost like to mannish creature. Gower...
Mannitan
Man″ni‐tan (?), n. [Mannite + anhydrite.] (Chem.) A white amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by the partial dehydration of mannite.
Mannitate
Man″ni‐tate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of mannitic acid.
Mannite
Man″nite (?), n. [Cf. F. mannite.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus)...
Mannitic
Man‐nit″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannite.Mannitic acid(Chem.), a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mann...
Mannitol
Man″ni‐tol (?), n. [Mannite + -ol.] (Chem.) The technical name of mannite. See Mannite.
Mannitose
Man″ni‐tose′ (?), n.(Chem.) A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose.
Mano
‖Ma″no (?), n. The muller, or crushing and grinding stone, used in grinding corn on a metate.
Manœuvre (4)
Ma‐nœu″vre (?), n. & v. See Maneuver.
Manograph
Man″o‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � thin, rare + -graph: cf. F. manographe.] (Engin.) An optical device for making an indicator diagram for high-speed engines. It consists of a light-tig...
Manometer
Ma‐nom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � thin, rare + -meter: cf. F. manomètre.] An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the pr...