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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mey-neez; Latin mah-nes
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪ niz; Latin ˈmɑ nɛs



Definition of manes

Origin :
  • "Gods of the Lower World," in Roman religion, from Latin manes "departed spirit, ghost, shade of the dead, deified spirits of the underworld," usually said to be from Latin manus "good," thus properly "the good gods," a euphemistic word, but Tucker suggests a possible connection instead to macer, thus "the thin or unsubstantial ones."
  • As in mop : noun thick mass of hair
  • As in shade : noun ghost
  • As in phantasma : noun ghost
  • As in visitant : noun ghost
  • As in crest : noun topknot on head of animal
  • As in fringe : noun border, trimming
  • As in ghost : noun spirit of the dead
  • As in hair : noun threadlike growth on animate being
Example sentences :
  • How she rode the horses to the spring, using their manes for a bridle!
  • Extract from : « Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends » by Fanny Fern
  • He must wash them clean, and not pull out their manes and tails.
  • Extract from : « Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee » by (His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee
  • "Sure, 'tis a pair of oilskin pants he manes," cried Jimmie.
  • Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise » by Louis Arundel
  • With this he yoked his fleet horses, with hoofs of bronze and manes of glittering gold.
  • Extract from : « The Iliad » by Homer
  • The bowl of milk, which to-day is presented to me, will shortly be presented to my Manes.
  • Extract from : « Imaginary Conversations and Poems » by Walter Savage Landor
  • And here are others, horses having their manes put in shape.
  • Extract from : « The Little Clay Cart » by (Attributed To) King Shudraka
  • But to his manes alone of the Spartan dead no honours were decreed.
  • Extract from : « Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Many of the men were beaten and egged, and the manes and tails of their horses were shaved.
  • Extract from : « Stories Of Ohio » by William Dean Howells
  • It is by no means impossible, and I hope the manes of the deceased will forgive me for your sake.
  • Extract from : « Serapis, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • I have no manes of supportin' her, an' I swear I'll never bring her to poverty.
  • Extract from : « Fardorougha, The Miser » by William Carleton

Synonyms for manes

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