manes
noun
the souls of the dead; shades.
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- plural of mane.
manes
1 American
[mey-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
[mey-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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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
In the forested areas between Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens, foragers can look for chanterelles, shaggy manes and the rare Pacific Northwest matsutake.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
“Their long, shaggy manes bristled and they went for their quarry like a flash,” wrote The Post.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022
I petted my horses’ manes one last time and drove away.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
The sun was bright that day with only breeze enough to ruffle the horses’ manes, flaunt scarlet riding capes, float the flag of England.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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
Cara Manes, an associate curator at the Museum of Modern Art, once said that Gaitonde’s works were an embodiment of what silence might look like.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
Chargé d’affaires Jean Manes had also decried a “decline in democracy” in the Central American country.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
Manes grew tall into feathers that shone—became light rays.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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