Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Manual"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Manual \Man"u*al\ (m[a^]n"[-u]*al), a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel,
L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand,
protection, OHG. munt, G. m["u]ndel 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.

{Sign manual}. See under {Sign}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Manual \Man"u*al\, n. [Cf. F. manuel, LL. manuale. See {Manual},
a.]
1. A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or
conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the
service book of the Roman Catholic Church.

This manual of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws.
--Sir M. Hale.

2. (Mus.) A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the
fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or
set of keys. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).

3. (Mil.) A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of
a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword;
the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

manual
adj 1: of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity"
2: requiring human effort; "a manual transmission" [ant: {automatic}]
3: doing or requiring physical work; "manual labor"; "manual
laborer" [syn: {manual(a)}]
n 1: a small handbook
2: (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle [syn: {manual
of arms}]


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