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- Latin · derived frommānicātus“sleeved”
- English todaymanicate
From Latin mānicātus (“sleeved”), from mānicae (“sleeves”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Covered with hairs or pubescence so interwoven as to form a mass easily removed. Full definition →
Latin mānicātus