Thesaurus: maniple

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1. a. A handful.
2. a. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company.
3. a. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.
4. 1. A handful. [R.] B. Jonson. 2. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company. Milton. 3. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.
5. a. A handful. a. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company. a. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.