manes
noun
the souls of the dead; shades.
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- plural of mane.
manes
1 American
[may-neez, mah-nes]
/ ˈmeɪ niz, ˈmɑ nɛs /
noun
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(used with a plural verb) the souls of the dead; shades.
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(used with a singular verb) the spirit or shade of a particular dead person.
Manes
2
American
[may-neez]
/ ˈmeɪ niz /
noun
manes
1
British
/ ˈmɑːneɪz, ˈmɑːnɛs /
plural noun
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the spirits of the dead, often revered as minor deities
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(functioning as singular) the shade of a dead person
Manes
2
British
/ ˈmeɪniːz /
noun
Etymology
Origin of manes
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin mānēs (plural); akin to Latin mānis, mānus good
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Lucas said lion's manes "occasionally" reach the Welsh coast later in the summer or autumn, according to jellyfish sightings recorded by the public, but their main habitat in the UK was Scotland.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
I certainly haven’t noticed that modern television is overflowing with strapping, brawny men, some sporting magnificent beards or manly manes on their heads, atop bodies as smooth as Barbie dolls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
From their heads sprout Sprite bottle locks, manes made from electrical wire, telephone cord curls and espresso pod Bantu knots.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
“Their long, shaggy manes bristled and they went for their quarry like a flash,” wrote The Post.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022
Once the hippocampi's white manes disappeared into the sea, we swam for shore.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday that the alarm was raised onboard by an Israeli woman, Tali Manes, who heard a commotion coming from the cockpit.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
And Disney, of course, hired Fairyland’s director Dorothy Manes to work on Disneyland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
“The counternarcotics mission has already opened new, unanticipated revenue lines,” said Aubrey Manes, senior director of mission at Vannevar Labs, a startup providing intelligence to national-security agencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
“In any long war you can get complacent, and art has the power to transcend, to make you stop and make you remember it’s about individuals,” said Jean Elizabeth Manes, the recently appointed U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
I finished school, got my haircutting license, and got a job at Mollie's Manes.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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