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English Dictionary: Manual	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Manual
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
manual adj of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity" requiring human effort; "a manual transmission" Antonym(s): automatic doing or requiring physical work; "manual labor"; "manual laborer" n a small handbook (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle Synonym(s): manual of arms, manual
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manual \Man"ual\ (m[acr]n"[usl][ait]l), a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. m[81]ndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. {Emancipate}, {Legerdemain}, {Maintain}, {Manage}, {Manner}, {Manure}, {Mound} a hill.] Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual. [bd]Manual and ocular examination.[b8] --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 seal worn on the hand as a ring. {Sign manual}. See under {Sign}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manual \Man"ual\, n. [Cf. F. manuel, LL. manuale. See {Manual}, a.] 1. A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church. This manual* of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws. --Sir M. Hale. 2. (Mus.) A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys. --Moore (Encyc. of Music). 3. (Mil.) A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).