Part 6824

<i>Abp. Sancroft.</i>

<h1>Manway</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Man"way`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A small passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.</def>

<i>Raymond.</i>

<h1>Manx</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Manx</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; <as>as, the <ex>Manx</ex> language</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Manx cat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae.</cd> -- <col>Manx shearwater</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an oceanic bird (<spn>Puffinus anglorum</spn>, or <spn>P. puffinus</spn>), called also <altname>Manx petrel</altname>, <altname>Manx puffin</altname>. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.</cd></cs>

<h1>Manx</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Manx</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.</def>

<h1>Many</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma"ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Meine</er>, <er>Mansion</er>.]</ety> <def>A retinue of servants; a household.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Many</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <tt>a. &or; pron.</tt> <note>[It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; <i>more</i> and <i>most</i>, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.]</note> <ety>[OE. <ets>mani</ets>, <ets>moni</ets>, AS. <ets>manig</ets>, <ets>m\'91nig</ets>, <ets>monig</ets>; akin to D. <ets>menig</ets>, OS. & OHG. <ets>manag</ets>, G. <ets>manch</ets>, Dan. <ets>mange</ets>, Sw. <ets>m\'86nge</ets>, Goth. <ets>manags</ets>, OSlav. <ets>mnog'</ets>, Russ. <ets>mnogii</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>margr</ets>, Prov. E. <ets>mort</ets>. &root;103.]</ety> <def>Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.</def>

<blockquote>Thou shalt be a father of <b>many</b> nations. <i>Gen. xvii. 4.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Not <b>many</b> wise men after the flesh, not <b>many</b> mighty, not <b>many</b> noble, are called. <i>1 Cor. i. 26.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; <i>Many</i> is freely prefixed to participles, forming compounds which need no special explanation; as, <i>many-</i>angled, <i>many-</i>celled, <i>many-</i>eyed, <i>many-</i>footed, <i>many-</i>handed, <i>many-</i>leaved, <i>many-</i>lettered, <i>many-</i>named, <i>many-</i>peopled, <i>many-</i>petaled, <i>many-</i>seeded, <i>many-</i>syllabled (polysyllabic), <i>many-</i>tongued, <i>many-</i>voiced, <i>many-</i>wived, and the like.<-- in such usage equivalent to multi --> Comparison is often expressed by <i>many</i> with <i>as</i> or <i>so</i>. "As <i>many</i> as were willing hearted . . . brought bracelets." <i>Exod. xxxv. 22</i>. "So <i>many</i> laws argue so <i>many</i> sins." <i>Milton.</i> <i>Many</i> stands with a singular substantive with <i>a</i> or <i>an</i>.</note>

<cs><col>Many a</col>, <cd>a large number taken distributively; each one of many. "For thy sake have I shed <i>many a<i> tear." <i>Shak</i>. "Full <i>many a<i> gem of purest ray serene." <i>Gray</i>.</cd> -- <col>Many one</col>, <cd>many a one; many persons. <i>BK. of Com. Prayer</i>.</cd> -- <col>The many</col>, <cd>the majority; -- opposed to <i>the few<i>. See <er>Many<er>, <tt>n.</tt></cd> -- <col>Too many</col>, <cd>too numerous; hence, too powerful; <as>as, they are <ex>too many<ex> for us</as>.</cd></cs>

<i>L'Estrange.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various; divers; sundry.</syn>

<h1>Many</h1> <Xpage=893>

<hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>menigeo</ets>, <ets>menigo</ets>, <ets>menio</ets>, multitude; akin to G. <ets>menge</ets>, OHG. <ets>manag\'c6</ets>, <ets>menig\'c6</ets>, Goth. <ets>managei</ets>. See <er>Many</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.</def>

<blockquote>After him the rascal <b>many</b> ran. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A large or considerable number.</def>

<blockquote>A <b>many</b> of our bodies shall no doubt Find native graves. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Seeing a great <b>many</b> in rich gowns. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>It will be concluded by <b>many</b>that he lived like an honest man. <i>Fielding.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; In this sense, <i>many</i> is connected immediately with another substantive (without <i>of</i>) to show of what the <i>many</i> consists; as, a good <i>many</i> people think so.</note>