See Also: grapple(medicine)
grapple(1)(dictionary)
grapple(2)(dictionary)
grapple(dictionary)

manikin (iou) and grapple(1) (iou)


manikin (iou)



manikin noun & adjective. Also (the only form in sense A.3b) mannikin. See also MANAKIN. M16.
[Dutch manneken dim. of man MAN noun: see -KIN. Cf. MANNEQUIN.]
A. noun.
A little man (freq. contempt.); a dwarf, a pygmy. M16.
A small figure or statue of a man; spec. (a) an artist's lay figure; (b) a model of the human body used for exhibiting the anatomical structure or for demonstrating surgical operations. M16.
a. = MANAKIN 2. L18.
b. Any of various small finchlike birds of the genus Lonchura (family Estrildidae), which are found in Africa, Asia, and Australasia and are popular as cage-birds. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Diminutive, dwarf; puny. M19.

grapple(1) (iou)



grapple noun. ME.

I.
A grappling-iron. ME.
Any of various contrivances or implements for clutching and grasping. L16.
A small anchor with several flukes. obsolete exc. dial. E17.
II.
The action or an act of grappling (with); the state of being grappled. Also, the grip or close hold (as) of a wrestler; a contest at close quarters. E17.