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One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.

Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual. "Manual and ocular examination." Tatham. Manual alphabet. See Dactylology. -- Manual exercise (Mil.) the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms. -- Seal manual, the impression of a…

One who works wi

By hand.

Manual. -- n.

Belonging to spoils; taken in war. [Obs.] Bailey.

Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.

A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.

Any bird of the genus Manucodia, of Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of paradise.

One who leads by the hand; a manuductor. [Obs.]

Guidance by the hand. [Obs.] Glanvill. South.

A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music. Moore (Encyc. of Music.)

Manufacture. [Obs.]

Of or pertaining to manufactures. [R.]

To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc.

One who manufactures.

Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town.

A wild cat (Felis manul), having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.

To manumit. [Obs.] Dryden.

The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage. "Given to slaves at their manumission." Arbuthnot.