manes
1 Americannoun
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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.
noun
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
noun
Etymology
Origin of manes
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin mānēs (plural); akin to Latin mānis, mānus good
Example Sentences
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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
But recently she has been inspired by the girls she sees walking around the city with vivid neon manes.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021
As he wrote in his 1963 poem “The Child,” “Who were the lion men with faces of fur / and manes / who bent by my crib to bless me?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2020
Outside, past the open double doors, a hob waits, holding the silver bridles of five dappled faerie steeds, their manes braided in complicated and probably magical knots.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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