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Manx (?), a. Of or pertaining to
the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx
language.

Manx cat (Zoöl.), a breed of
domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three
vertebrae. -- Manx shearwater
(Zoöl.), an oceanic bird (Puffinus anglorum,
or P. puffinus), called also Manx petrel, Manx
puffin. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.

Manx, n. The language of the
inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.

Ma"ny (?), n. [See Meine,
Mansion.] A retinue of servants; a household.
[Obs.] Chaucer.

Ma"ny, a. or pron. [It has no variation
to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which
are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a
different root.] [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig,
mænig, monig; akin to D. menig, OS. & OHG.
manag, G. manch, Dan.


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