Maniple

[mænipl]

解釋/意思:

(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.

欧文整理

解釋/意思:

n. a company of foot-soldiers in the Roman army: in the Western Church a eucharistic vestment a narrow strip worn on the left arm.—adj. Manip′ular of or pertaining to a maniple: pertaining to handling or manipulation.

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