Part 6822

<h1>Manul</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma"nul</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A wild cat (<spn>Felis manul</spn>), having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.</def>

<h1>Manumise</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"u*mise`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Manumit</er>.]</ety> <def>To manumit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Manumission</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man`u*mis"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>manumissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manumission</ets>. See <er>Manumit</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage.</def> "Given to slaves at their <i>manumission</i>."

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Manumit</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man`u*mit"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Manumitted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Manumitting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>manumittere</ets>, <ets>manumissum</ets>; <ets>manus</ets> the hand + <ets>mittere</ets> to send, to send off. See <er>Manual</er>, and <er>Missile</er>.]</ety> <def>To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave.</def> "<i>Manumitted</i> slaves."

<i>Hume.</i>

<h1>Manumotive</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"u*mo`tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> the hand + E. <ets>motive</ets>.]</ety> <def>Movable by hand.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Manumotor</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"u*mo`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> the hand + E. <ets>motor</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.</def>

<h1>Manurable</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma*nur"a*ble</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Capable of cultivation</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir M. Hale.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance.</def>

<h1>Manurage</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma*nur"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Warner.</i>

<h1>Manurance</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma*nur"ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Manure</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma*nure"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Manured</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Manuring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Contr, from OF. <ets>manuvrer</ets>, <ets>manovrer</ets>, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor, F. <ets>man<?/uvker</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, <er>Ure</er>, <er>Opera</er>, and cf. <er>Inure</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>To whom we gave the strand for to <b>manure</b>. <i>Surrey.</i></blockquote>