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"Section M, N, and O"


Man`u*fac"tur*ing, a.
1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in
manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a
manufacturing town.


2. Pertaining to manufacture; as,
manufacturing projects.


||Ma"nul (?), n. (Zoöl.)
A wild cat (Felis manul), having long, soft, light-
colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells
among rocks.


Man"u*mise` (?), v. t. [See
Manumit.] To manumit. [Obs.] Dryden.


Man`u*mis"sion (?), n. [L.
manumissio: cf. F. manumission. See Manumit.]
The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from
bondage.
"Given to slaves at their manumission."
Arbuthnot.


Man`u*mit" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p.
Manumitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Manumitting.] [L. manumittere, manumissum;
manus the hand + mittere to send, to send off. See
Manual, and Missile.


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