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Man"tu*an (?), a. Of or pertaining
to Mantua. -- n. A native or inhabitant
of Mantua.

||Ma"nu (?), n. [Skr.] (Hind.
Myth.) One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and
authors of human wisdom.

Man"u*al (măn"&usl;*al),
a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L.
manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund
hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mündel 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.
"Manual and ocular examination." 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.


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