manipule, n.m., handful; (c.rel., antiq., pharm.) maniple.
manipuler, v.a. and n., to manipulate.
manique or manicle, n.f., hand-leather.
maniveau, n.m., osier-stand; punnet.
manivelle, n.f., handle, winch, crank, (fig.) drudgery, daily round. La — d’un gouvernail; the whipstaff of a helm.
manne (mâ-n), n.f., manna; (fig.) balm, gift. — en larmes; manna in flakes. — céleste; manna from Heaven.
manne (ma-n), n.f., hamper, flat basket. — d’enfant; cradle. — à marée; fish-crate.
mannequin (ma-n-kin), n.m., hamper; small hamper; (paint.) lay-figure, dummy, puppet; insignificant person. Figure qui sent le —; unnatural figure. C’est un vrai —; he is a mere automaton.
mannequiné, -e, adj., unnatural. Ces figures sont —es; (paint.) those figures are unnatural, smack of the lay-figure.
manœuvre, n.f., handiwork, handcraft, working, manœuvre, move, management, tactics; (nav.) rope; working (a ship); (milit.) drill. pl., (nav.) rigging. —s courantes; running-rigging. —s dormantes; standing-rigging. Officier qui entend la —; officer expert in working a ship. Amarrer une —; to make a rope fast.