n.; pl. Amanuenses [ L., fr. a, ab + manus hand. ] A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Immanuel. Matt. i. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Heb. 'immān&unr_;ēl, fr. 'im with + ān&unr_; us + ēl God. ] God with us; -- an appellation of the Christ. Is. vii. 14. Matt. i. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Skr. ] (Hind. Myth.) One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mündel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. Emancipate, Legerdemain, Maintain, Manage, Manner, Manure, Mound a hill. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Performed by a person using physical as contrasted with mental effort; as, manual labor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Done or made by the hand. In some contexts, contrasted with automatic or mechanical. “Manual and ocular examination.” Tatham. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Manual exercise (Mil.) the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms. --
Seal manual, the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a ring. --
Sign manual. See under Sign. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. manuel, LL. manuale. See Manual, a. ] 1. A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

This manual of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An alphabet of signs made by movement of the hands, used by the deaf; in it letters are represented by finger positions. See Dactylology.
Syn. -- finger alphabet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Adroitness in using the hands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who works with the hands; an artificer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person who works with the hands, rather than with the mind.
Syn. -- laborer, labourer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Labor done with the hands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. By hand. In some contexts, contrasted with automatically. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ L. manuarius, fr. manus hand. ] Manual. -- n. An artificer. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. manubialis, fr. manubiae money obtained from the sale of booty, booty. ] Belonging to spoils; taken in war. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Manubria E. Manubriums [ L., handle, fr. manus hand. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Javanese manukdewata the bird of the gods: cf. F. manucode. ] (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Manucodia, of Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of paradise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who leads by the hand; a manuductor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. manus hand + ductio a leading, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuduction. ] Guidance by the hand. [ Obs. ] Glanvill. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. manus the hand + ductor a leader, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuducteur. ] (Mus.) A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music. Moore (Encyc. of Music.) [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -ries [ Cf. L. factorium an oil press, properly, place where something is made. See Manufacture. ] 1. Manufacture. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to manufacturing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to manufactures. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. manus the hand + factura a making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See Manual, and Fact. ] 1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manufactured p. pr. & vb. n. Manufacturing. ] [ Cf. F. manufacturer. ] 1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be employed in manufacturing something. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Produced in a large-scale industrial operation. Contrasted with hand-made. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who manufactures. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A business engaged in manufacturing some product.
Syn. -- manufacturer, maker. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A factory.
Syn. -- mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. (Zool.) A wild cat (Felis manul), having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Manumit. ] To manumit. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. manumissio: cf. F. manumission. See Manumit. ] The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage. “Given to slaves at their manumission.” Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manumitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Manumitting. ] [ L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the hand + mittere to send, to send off. See Manual, and Missile. ] To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave. “Manumitted slaves.” Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. manus the hand + E. motive. ] Movable by hand. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. manus the hand + E. motor. ] A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Capable of cultivation. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cultivation. [ Obs. ] Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cultivation. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manured p. pr. & vb. n. Manuring. ] [ Contr, from OF. manuvrer, manovrer, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor, F. manœuvrer. See Manual, Ure, Opera, and cf. Inure. ] 1. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To whom we gave the strand for to manure. Surrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Manure thyself then; to thyself be improved;
And with vain, outward things be no more moved. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

The blood of English shall manure the ground. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance. Especially, , dung, the contents of stables and barnyards, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. manouvrement. ] Cultivation. [ Obs. ] W. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who manures land. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to manures. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of process of applying manure; also, the manure applied. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Manus. [ L., the hand. ] (Anat.) The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe. ] Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See Manuscript, a. ] 1. An original literary or musical composition written by the author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter or word processor. It is contrasted with a printed copy. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Manuscript. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]