v. t. To mangle; to tear asunder. [ R. ] Beaumont. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. blancmanger, lit. white food; blanc white + manger to eat. ] (Cookery) A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance, with milk, usually sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a mold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Blancmange. ] A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of capon, fish, etc. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Native name ] (Zool.) A south American carrion buzzard (Milvago chimango). See Caracara. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native. ] (Zool.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (Cercocebus fuliginosus), which is sooty black. [ Also written mangaby. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Mangonel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. manganate. ] (Chem.) A salt of manganic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The manganates are usually green, and are well-known compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A manganate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. manganèse, It. manganese, sasso magnesio; prob. corrupted from L. magnes, because of its resemblance to the magnet. See Magnet, and cf. Magnesia. ] (Chem.) An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty (melting point 1244° C), but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic number 25; Atomic weight 54.938 [ C=12.011 ]. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ An alloy of manganese with iron (called ferromanganese) is used to increase the density and hardness of steel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Black oxide of manganese,
Manganese dioxide or
Manganese peroxide, or
Black manganese (Chem.), a heavy black powder MnO2, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly manganese. It colors glass violet, and is used as a decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A brass alloy having from 1 to 4 percent of manganese added to harden it; made by adding manganese to the copper and zinc used in brass.
Syn. -- high-strength brass. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. Cast steel containing a considerable percentage (10-14) of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough and highly resistant to wear. See Alloy steel, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Cf. F. manganésien. ] (Chem.) Manganic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. manganésique. ] (Chem.) Manganic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Manganous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] Manganese. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Manganous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. manganique. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous compounds. Cf. Manganous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dibasic acid H2MnO4, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid; it is found only in solution and in manganate salts. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Manganese + -ferous. ] Containing manganese. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Min.) One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] Manganese. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide. [ 1913 Webster ]

Manganous acid, a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. mengen to mix. See Mingle, and Corn. ] A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [ Prov Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Mangy. ] (Vet.) The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mange insect (Zool.), any one of several species of small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle. horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The mange insect of the horse (Psoroptes equi or Dermatodectes equi), and that of cattle (Symbiotes bovis or Dermatophagys bovis) are the most important species. See Acarina. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root. ] (Bot.) A kind of large field beet (Beta macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet. [ Written also mangold-wurzel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. [ F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Mandible, Manducate. ] 1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat. [ 1913 Webster ]

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2: 7 [ PJC ]

2. (Naut.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Same as mangy.
Syn. -- mangy, threadbare; worn-out, seedy, squalid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. genus of tropical trees native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit.
Syn. -- genus Mangifera. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a mangy manner; scabbily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Mangy. ] The condition or quality of being mangy. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mangled p. pr. & vb. n. Mangling ] [ A frequentative fr. OE. manken to main, AS. mancian, in bemancian to mutilate, fr. L. mancus maimed; perh. akin to G. mangeln to be wanting. ] 1. To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or performing; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

To mangle a play or a novel. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. D. mangelen. See Mangle, n. ] To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. mangel, fr. OE. mangonel a machine for throwing stones, LL. manganum, Gr. &unr_; a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a pulley. Cf. Mangonel. ] A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure, often with heated rollers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mangle rack (Mach.), a contrivance for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion, by means of a rack and pinion, as in the mangle. The pinion is held to the rack by a groove in such a manner that it passes alternately from one side of the rack to the other, and thus gives motion to it in opposite directions, according to the side in which its teeth are engaged. --
Mangle wheel, a wheel in which the teeth, or pins, on its face, are interrupted on one side, and the pinion, working in them, passes from inside to outside of the teeth alternately, thus converting the continuous circular motion of the pinion into a reciprocating circular motion of the wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st Mangle. ] One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 3d Mangle. ] One who smooths with a mangle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Mangoes [ Pg. manga, fr. Tamil mānkāy. ] 1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mango bird (Zool.), an oriole (Oriolus kundoo), native of India. --
Mango fish (Zool.), a fish of the Ganges (Polynemus risua), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name. --
Mango tree (Bot.), an . [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. ] (Bot.) See Mangel-wurzel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. mangonel, LL. manganellus, manganum, fr. Gr. &unr_; See Mangle, n. ] A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who mangonizes. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A slave dealer; also, a strumpet. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. mangonizare, fr. mango a dealer in slaves or wares, to which he tries to give an appearance of greater value by decking them out or furbishing them up. ] To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [ Obs. or R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Malay mangusta, mangis. ] (Bot.) A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (Garcinia Mangostana) with thick leathery leaves. The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera (Mangifera Indica), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces a large oval smooth-skinned fruit which is the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Malay manggi-manggi. ] 1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (Rhizophora Mangle, and Rhizophora mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove (Avicennia nitida and Avicennia tomentosa) have much the same habit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The mango fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A natural family (Rhizophoraceae) of trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts. It includes the mangrove Rhizophora Mangle. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A fish (Lutjanus griseus) found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida; called also gray snapper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Zool.) The kusimanse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. mangier superl. mangiest. ] [ F. mangé, p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger. ] 1. Infected with the mange; scabby. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Shabby; worn-out; seedy; run-down; squalid; as, a mangy old coat; a mangy tavern. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ Reduplicated fr. mingle. ] To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of. [ Obs. ] Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A hotchpotch. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]