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Manioc


MA'NIOC

MAN'IPLE, noun [Latin manipulus, a handful. Qu. Latin manus and the Teutonic full.]

1. A handful.

2. A small band of soldiers; a word applied only to Roman troops.

3. A fanon, or kind of ornament worn about the arm of a mass priest; or a garment worn by the Romish priests when they officiate.