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manualis

manualis

held in the hand

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1. manualis — de Vaan

manualis 'held in the hand' (Sis.+), manuari 'to steal' (Lab. apud GelL), manuarius 'thief (Lab. apud GelL), manuleus *a long sleeve' (PL+), manuleatus * having long sleeves' (PL+), manulearius 'maker of sleeved garments' (PL); comminus 'at close quarters, close at hand' (Enn.+), eminus 'at long range' (Sis.+); mandare 'to hand over, commit, command' (P1.+), commendare 'to entrust, recommend' (P1.+), — [de Vaan, s.v. manualis, p. 377]

2. mănŭālis — Lewis & Short

mănŭālis, e, adj.1. manus,

I of or belonging to the hand, for the hand, that is held in or fills the hand, hand-.
I Adj. (mostly post-Aug.): manuales lapides, that can be thrown with the hand, Sisenn. ap. Non. 449, 2: saxa, Tac. A. 4, 51: fasciculi, Plin. 19, 1, 3, § 16: pecten, id. 18, 30, 72, § 298: scopae, id. 24, 15, 80, § 131: mola, Hier. in Chron. ad Ann. CCCVIII. a. Chr. n.: aqua, for washing hands, Tert. Apol. 39.—
II Subst.: mănŭāle, is, n. (sc. involucrum), the case or covering of a book, Mart. 14, 84 in lemm.—Plur.: manualia, handbooks, Fragm. Vat. § 45 sq.

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  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. manualis (scan p. 377; entry #998).

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