Manilla rope

Rope made principally in the Philippine Islands, of the fibers of a species of banana. It floats in water. măn'-I-ŏc, măn'-I-hoc, măn'-I-hot, s. Bot.: A name for Manihot utili ima . [MANIHOT.] măn'-1-ple, s. [Lat. man i pulus (1) a handful, (2) a company of soldiers under the same standard, a band of men; from manus =the hand, and * pulus =filling; from the same root as Lat. plenus , Eng. full , Fr. maniple , Sp. manipulo , Ital. manipolo .] *I. Ordinary Language: 1. A handful. "I ha' seen him wait at court there with his maniples Of papers." Ben Jonson: Magnetic Lady, i. 2. 2. A small band of soldiers or men; a small troop. "Our small divided maniples cutting through at every angle of his ill-united and unwieldy brigade."- Milton : Of Unlicensed Printing. II. Technically : 1. Roman Antiq.: One of the divisions of the Roman army. It consisted of sixty rank and file, two officers called cent uri ones, and one standard bearer called vexillar i us. Of the sixty soldiers, twenty carried only a spear and javelins; the remaining forty had oblong shields, and probably body armor also. ( Ramsay : Roman Antiq .) 2. Roman Ritual : One of the sacred vestments a umed by a bishop after the Confiteor in the Ma , and by a priest after the stole and before the chasuble. It is attached to the left arm, to leave the right at liberty for ministering, and varies in color and character with the vestment (q. v.). It is also worn by the deacon and subdeacon. ma-nip-u-lar, adj. [Lat. manipular is, from man i pulus =a maniple.] 1. Of or pertaining to a maniple. 2. Of or pertaining to the hands; manual. "Safe and snug under his manipular operations."Lytton: The Caxtons, bk. xi., ch. vii. 2623 mā-nis, s . [Lat. * manis , from the dismal appearance of the animals, and because they seek their food by night.] [MANES.] Zool.: Pangolin, or Scaly Ant-eater; a genus of edentate mammals, belonging to the group Effodientia (Diggers). There are no teeth, the ears small and indistinct, the tongue round and exsertile. The body and tail covered with horny imbricate scales; tail long. They can roll themselves into a ball, and are then protected by their scales, which are capable of inflicting pretty severe injuries. The genus is confined to Africa and India, and the best-known species are described in this dictionary under their popular names. Măn'-i-tô, Măn-i-tou, subst . [Indian.] Among American Indians the name given to a spirit, god, or devil, or whatever is an object of religious awe or reverence. Two spirits are especially spoken of by this name; one, the spirit of good and life, the other the spirit of evil. "Gitche Manito , the mighty, He the Master of Life, was painted As an egg, with points projecting To the four winds of the heavens. Everywhere is the Great Spirit, Was the meaning of this symbol. Mitche Manito the Mighty, He the dreadful Spirit of Evil, As a serpent was depicted, As Kenabeek, the great serpent. Very crafty, very cunning Is the creeping Spirit of Evil, Was the meaning of this symbol." Long fellow: Hiawatha, xiv.