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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt:...of a ship's cargo, containing a description of each package of goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse.--r. /. 1. To show plainly; to put beyond doubt. 2. To exhibit the invoices of.--Man'lfeat ly adv. Man 1 tes m'tlon. «. Syn.--To reveal; declare; make known; display. Nat. iUC. manteltuin Man'slon (mau'ahun), n. OF., fr. I. manxio a stay'iug, dwelling, fr. nutitere, mansum, to Btay, dwell. House of the lord of a manor; manor house; house of! considerable size or pretension. Man'slaugh ter (-sla/ter), n. 1. The slaying of a 1 human being; destruction of men. 2. Unlawful killing of a man, without specific malice. Man'tel (mSn't'l), n. Same word as mantle a garment. The finish around a fireplace; shelf above the fireplace, and its supports. Written also mantle.' Man'tel piece (-peV), Man'tel shelf (-»h61f'). Man'tel tree' t-t iT-i. n. Mantel. Man-tU'la (-tll'la), n. Bp. 1. A lady'B light cape of silk, velvet, lace, ate. 2 A veil, covering the head and shoulders;--worn in Spain, Mexico, etc. II Man'tis mKn'tTs), n. NL., fr. Or. pirns»prophet. A voracious orthopterous insect, remarkable for its" slender grotesque form,and for holding its stout anterior legs like hands folded in prayer. Man't 1ft (mSn'-Mantii (ifantit rrligioea). t'l), n. OF. mantel, V. manteau, fr. L. cloth, cloak. 1. A loose outer garment; cloak; concealing envelope. 2. (a) The external folds of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk, usually forming a cavity inclosing the gills. (It) Any free, outer membrane.--r. /. To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to hide.--c. i. 1. To unfold and spread out. 2. To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread. 3. To gather or take on a covering, as froth, scum, etc. Man'tu-a mak er...