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‖n. pl. [ NL. See Bimanous. ] (Zool.) Animals having two hands; -- a term applied by Cuvier to man as a special order of Mammalia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. emanans, -antis, p. pr. of emanare. See Emanate. ] Issuing or flowing forth; emanating; passing forth into an act, or making itself apparent by an effect; -- said of mental acts; as, an emanant volition. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Emanated p. pr. & vb. n. Emanating. ] [ L. emanare, emanatum, to emanate; e out + manare to flow, prob. for madnare, and akin to madere to be wet, drip, madidus wet, drenched, drunk, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, wet, &unr_; to be wet, Skr. mad to boil, matta drunk. Cf. Emane. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.

2. To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin; to arise, to originate. [ 1913 Webster ]

That subsisting from of government from which all special laws emanate. De Quincey.

Syn. -- To flow; arise; proceed; issue; originate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Issuing forth; emanant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. emanatio: cf. F. émanation. ] 1. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those profitable and excellent emanations from God. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

An emanation of the indwelling life. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Issuing forth; effluent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By an emanation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. humanatus. ] Indued with humanity. [ Obs. ] Cranmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Immanacled p. pr. & vb. n. Immanacling ] To manacle; to fetter; hence; to confine; to restrain from free action. [ 1913 Webster ]

Although this corporal rind
Thou hast immanacled. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. im- in + L. manare to flow; cf. mantio a flowing. ] A flowing or entering in; -- opposed to emanation. [ R. ] Good. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. Pilotage; skill of a pilot or loadsman. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. lodemenage. Chaucer. ] Pilotage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Marriageable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. Same as Menace. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. manicle, OF. manicle, F. manicle sort glove, manacle, L. manicula a little hand, dim. of manus hand; cf. L. manica sleeve, manacle, fr. manus. See Manual. ] A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. Ecclus. xxi. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manacled p. pr. & vb. n. Manacling ] To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is it thus you use this monarch, to manacle and shackle him hand and foot ? Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. manège, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. ménage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion. See Manual, and cf. Manege. ] The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Down, down I come; like glistering Phaethon
Wanting the manage of unruly jades. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more general meaning, by management. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Managed p. pr. & vb. n. Managing ] [ From Manage, n. ] 1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, Esp.: to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant. Bp. Hurd. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To treat with care; to husband. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To bring about; to contrive. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leave them to manage for thee. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being manageable; manageableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Governable; tractable; controllable; docile. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Man"age*a*ble*ness, n. -- Man"age*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Unmanageable. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Manage, v. ] 1. The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a family or of a farm; the management of a business enterprise; the management of state affairs. “The management of the voice.” E. Porter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had great managements with ecclesiastics. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mark with what management their tribes divide
Some stick to you, and some to t'other side. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Conduct; administration; government; direction; guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An adviser to business about efficient management practices. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. Personnel having ovrall planning and direction responsibilities. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater. [ 1913 Webster ]

A skillful manager of the rabble. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist. [ 1913 Webster ]

A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a manager of his treasure. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A contriver; an intriguer. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A woman manager. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to management or a manager; as, managerial qualities. “Managerial responsibility.” C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or position of a manager. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. menagerie, mesnagerie. See Manage, n., and cf. Menagerie. ] 1. Management; manner of using; conduct; direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Husbandry; economy; frugality. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person who manages a busness though not the owner or chief executive.
Syn. -- director, manager. [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native name. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. Some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dwarf. See Manikin. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Irish mythology) The Irish god of the sea; son of Ler. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Sp. manatí, from the native name in Haiti. Cf. Lamantin. ] (Zool.) Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called also sea cow. [ Written also manaty, manati. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ One species (Trichechus Senegalensis) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (Trichechus Americanus) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee (Trichechus latirostris) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of Trichechus Americanus. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It was hunted for its oil and flesh, and every species is now an endangered species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ L. manatio, fr. manare to flow. ] The act of issuing or flowing out. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who manages ill. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. pes, pedis, foot + manus hand. ] (Zool.) A division of marsupials, including the opossums. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Permanent; durable. [ Obs. ] Lydgate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. pro- + L. manatio a flowing, fr. manare to flow. ] The act of flowing forth; emanation; efflux. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Quadrumane. ] (Zool.) A division of the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys; -- so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. Formerly the Quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the Bimana, which last included man alone. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Theat.) One in control of the stage during the production of a play. He directs the stage hands, property man, etc., has charge of all details behind the curtain, except the acting, and has a general oversight of the actors. Sometimes he is also the stage director. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]