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Grammar : Noun
Spell : man-uh-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn ə kəl



Définition of manacle

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "a fetter for the hand," from Old French manicle "manacles, handcuffs; bracelet; armor for the hands," from Latin manicula "handle," literally "little hand," diminutive of manicae "long sleeves of a tunic, gloves; armlets, gauntlets; handcuffs, manacles," from manus "hand" (see manual (adj.)). Related: Manacles.
  • In every cry of every man,In every infant's cry of fear,In every voice, in every ban,The mind-forged manacles I hear[Blake, "Songs of Experience"]
  • noun handcuff
Example sentences :
  • As yet, my hand has not known the manacle, nor my feet the gyves!
  • Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
  • And, remember, if it becomes necessary, I can activate the manacle.
  • Extract from : « The Players » by Everett B. Cole
  • In manacle and manumission we read the story of human slavery and freedom.
  • Extract from : « The World I Live In » by Helen Keller
  • He came over and looked at the manacle about my leg and shook his head.
  • Extract from : « The Clue of the Twisted Candle » by Edgar Wallace
  • She then took the key of the manacle out of her dress, and released me.
  • Extract from : « The Privateersman » by Frederick Marryat
  • My loved and lovely Soul has worn it through the ages: manacle, shackle.
  • Extract from : « I, Mary MacLane » by Mary MacLane
  • She rose and waited patiently while the manacle was affixed to her wrist.
  • Extract from : « The Ten-foot Chain » by Achmed Abdullah
  • "Come along, Robinson, and manacle this reprobate," he shouted.
  • Extract from : « The Postmaster's Daughter » by Louis Tracy
  • It required desperate exertions to snatch her from his grasp and manacle him.
  • Extract from : « The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 » by Eugne Sue
  • In the afternoon we were off the Lizard, and stood off shore to clear the Manacle Rocks.
  • Extract from : « Reminiscences of a Liverpool Shipowner, 1850-1920 » by Sir William Bower Forwood

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