n. [ AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G. mähne, OHG. mana, Icel. mön, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, Skr. manyā neck muscles. √275. ] The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a mane. [ 1913 Webster ]
Maned seal (Zool.),
Maned sheep (Zool.),
n. A type of wild sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of northern Africa; called also
n. A reddish-gray wolf (Canis rufus or Canis niger) of Southwestern North America.
n. [ F. manège. See Manage, n. ]
‖n. [ Heb. māneh. ] A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver. Ezek. xlv. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having no mane. [ 1913 Webster ]
Maneless lion (Zool.),
n. [ See Manikin. ] An artist's model of wood or other material. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. See Manorial. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L. ] (Rom. Antiq.) The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hail, O ye holy manes! Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]