Maniple

  • 11maniple — noun /ˈmænɪpəl/ a) A handful. b) A division of the Roman army numbering 60 or 120 men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company. See Also: alb, epigonation, epimanikion, epitrachelion …

    Wiktionary

  • 12Maniple —    A scarf, like a short stole, worn on the left arm over the alb by the celebrating Priest at the Holy Communion.    See Vestments …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 13maniple — ma|ni|ple Mot Pla Nom masculí …

    Diccionari Català-Català

  • 14maniple — is., Fr. manipuler Telgraf işaretlerini göndermek için bir devredeki akımı kesmekte veya yeniden vermekte kullanılan araç, manipülatör …

    Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük

  • 15maniple — clerical vestment worn on the left arm Ecclesiastical Terms …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 16maniple — mænɪpl n. ancient Roman military squadron containing 60 or 120 men; piece of cloth worn as part of the ecclesiastical vestments of a priest …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 17maniple — n. 1. Handful. 2. Small band, company (of Roman soldiers). 3. Fanon, stole, kind of scarf …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 18Maniple — item of mass vestments; rectangle of fabric worn fastened to the left wrist …

    Medieval glossary

  • 19maniple — man·i·ple …

    English syllables

  • 20maniple — man•i•ple [[t]ˈmæn ə pəl[/t]] n. 1) anh (in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men 2) rel a Eucharistic vestment consisting of an ornamental strip worn over the left arm near the wrist. See illus. at chasuble •… …

    From formal English to slang