Part 6819

<h1>Mantlet</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"tlet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Mantelet</er>.</def>

<h1>Mantling</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"tling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also <altname>lambrequin</altname>.</def>

<h1>Manto</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. or Sp. <ets>manto</ets>, abbrev., from L. <ets>mantelum</ets>. See <er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Manteau</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Mantologist</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man*tol"o*gist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who is skilled in mantology; a diviner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Mantology</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man*tol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ prophet + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or art of divination.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Mantra</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"tra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Skr.]</ety> <def>A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>

<note>&hand; Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a <i>mantra</i> peculiar to itself; as, the <i>mantra</i> of the Brahmans.</note>

<i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i>

<h1>Mantrap</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"trap`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A trap for catching trespassers.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall.</def>

<h1>Mantua</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"tu*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Mantuamaker</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"tu*a*mak`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.</def>

<h1>Mantuan</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"tu*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Mantua.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or inhabitant of Mantua.</def></def2>

<h1>Manu</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma"nu</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Skr.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.</def>