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Of or pert. to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement.

Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.

Of or pertaining to the Manichæans.

in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil. The Manichæans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development. Tylor.

The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manichæans.

Manichæan.

The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also dumb spinet.

n good care of their hands by wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a manicure. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman; characteristic of an alderman.

Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.

The study of human nature. [R.] T. W. Collins.

Same as Aryan, and Indo-European.

Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs: Mohammedan.

That branch of pharmacology which treats of the action and the effects of medicines.

he Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues. Romanic spelling, spelling by means of the letters of the Roman alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with phonetic spelling.

Of or pertaining to Shamanism.

Of or pertaining to a talisman; having the properties of a talisman, or preservative against evils by occult influence; magical.

Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans; Indo-European; Indo-Germanic; as, the Aryan stock, the Aryan languages.

Of or pertaining to (a) the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe; or to (b) as, a Batavian legion. Batavian Republic, the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795.

, etc. See Brahman, Brachmanic, etc.