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Manx  adj.  Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language.
Manx shearwater.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Manx" Quotes from Famous Books



... he saw, that too apparently the advantage lay with me in the result; and, whilst I worked like a dragon to place myself in the wrong, some fiend apparently so counterworked me, that eternally I was reminded of the Manx half-pennies, which lately I had continually seen current in North Wales, bearing for their heraldic distinction three human legs in armor, but so placed in relation to each other that always one leg is vertical and mounting guard on behalf of the other two, which, therefore, are ...
— Memorials and Other Papers • Thomas de Quincey

... its reproduction, sometimes in dwarf, of everything that other kingdoms have. It has four little rivers, the Neb, Colby, Black and Gray Waters, with little gems of cascades; has its own dialect, the Manx, and a parliament in miniature, known as the Council, or Upper House, and the House of Keys. It is a healthful resort, for all the winds that blow come from the sea, and its sea-views are striking, the rugged ...
— England, Picturesque and Descriptive - A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel • Joel Cook



Words linked to "Manx" :   Manx cat, Erse, man, house cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, Gaelic



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