Synonyms for manacle
| 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
- 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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