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manacle Definition

mana·cle (man′ə kəl)

noun

  1. a handcuff; fetter or shackle for the hand
  2. any restraint

Etymology: ME manicle < OFr < L manicula, dim. of manus, hand: see manual

transitive verb -·cled, -·cling

  1. to put handcuffs on; fetter
  2. to restrain; hamper

manacle Synonyms

manacle

n.

handcuffs, irons, fetters; see band 2, chains.

manacle Usage Examples

Object

  • hand: One display will show a white woman in eighteenth century costume with a manacled black hand reaching out to her.
  • prisoner: The prisoner manacled in his dark cell awaiting execution falls down under the burden of his helplessness.

Converse of object

  • have: His wrists had horrible big manacles round them and I think they must have hurt because his skin looked raw and was bleeding.
  • make: Handcuffs from the army surplus store were chopped in half and lengths of chain were added to make manacles.