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noun
1.
(used with a plural verb) Roman Religion. the souls of the dead; shades.
2.
(used with a singular verb) the spirit or shade of a particular dead person.
Also, Manes.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin mānēs (plural); akin to Latin mānis, mānus good
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin mānēs (plural); akin to Latin mānis, mānus good
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Manes
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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noun
1.
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
2.
Informal. (on a human being) a head of distinctively long and thick or rough hair.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English manu; cognate with German Mähne, Dutch manen, Old Norse mǫn
before 900; Middle English; Old English manu; cognate with German Mähne, Dutch manen, Old Norse mǫn
Related forms
maned, adjective
mane·less, adjective
un·maned, adjective
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| Manes (ˈmeɪniːz) | |
| —n | |
| See Mani | |
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Word Origin & History
mane
O.E. manu "mane," related to mene "necklace," from P.Gmc. *mano (cf. O.N. mön, O.Fris. mana, M.Du. manen, Ger. Mähne "mane"), perhaps from PIE *men- "to stand out, project" (cf. L. eminere "to stand out," mons "mountain," Skt. manya "nape of the neck," L. monile "necklace," O.Ir. muin "neck,"
EXPANDWelsh mwnwgl "neck," mwng "mane").
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