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<blockquote><b>Manure</b> thyself then; to thyself be improved; And with vain, outward things be no more moved. <i>Donne.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance.</def>

<blockquote>The blood of English shall <b>manure</b> the ground. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

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

<hw>Ma*nure"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Manurement</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma*nure"ment</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>manouvrement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>W. Wotton.</i>

<h1>Manurer</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma*nur"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who manures land.</def>

<h1>Manurial</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma*nu"ri*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating to manures.</def>

<h1>Manuring</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma*nur"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.</def>

<h1>Manus</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma"nus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Manus</plw></plu>. <ety>[L., the hand.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.</def>

<h1>Manuscript</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"u*script</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>manu scriptus</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, and <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <def>Written with or by the hand; not printed; <as>as, a <ex>manuscript</ex> volume</as>.</def>

<h1>Manuscript</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"u*script</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>manuscriptum</ets>, lit., something written with the hand. See <er>Manuscript</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Writing, as opposed to print; <as>as, the book exists only in <ex>manuscript</ex></as>.</def>

<i>Craik.</i>

<note>&hand; The word is often abbreviated to <i>MS</i>., plural <i>MSS</i>.</note>

<h1>Manuscriptal</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"u*script`al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Manuscript.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Manutenency</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man`u*ten"en*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>tenere</ets> to hold.]</ety> <def>Maintenance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>