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   manual alphabet
         n 1: an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by
               finger positions [syn: {manual alphabet}, {finger
               alphabet}]

English Dictionary: manual alphabet by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Monilia albicans
n
  1. a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina
    Synonym(s): Candida albicans, Monilia albicans
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Moniliales
n
  1. order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium
    Synonym(s): Moniliales, order Moniliales
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Manual \Man"u*al\ (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}.
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