MANICURE
Man"i*cure, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.]
Defn: A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands,
especially their nails.
[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and
availing themselves of the services of a manicure. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
MANID
Ma"nid, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of the genus Manis, or family Manidæ.
MANIE
Ma`nie", n. Etym: [F. See Mania.]
Defn: Mania; insanity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MANIFEST
Man"i*fest, a. Etym: [F. manifeste, L. manifestus, lit., struck by
the hand, hence, palpable; manus hand + fendere (in comp.) to strike.
See Manual, and Defend.]
1. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight. Heb. iv. 13. That which may be known of God is manifest in them. Rom. i. 19. Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. Dryden.
2. Detected; convicted; — with of. [R.] Calistho there stood manifest of shame. Dryden.
Syn. — Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious. — Manifest, Clear, Plain, Obvious, Evident. What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our attention; what isevident is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly evident. So clear, so shining, and so evident, That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye. Shak. Entertained with solitude, Where obvious duty erMilton. I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew. Dryden.