Manacles

//ˈmæn.ə.kəlz// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of manacle form-of, plural
  2. 2
    manacle plural, plural-only

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bracesbraceshandcuffshandcuffs

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"His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments, which were of antique cut, were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves."

Etymology

From Middle English manicle, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula, diminutive form of manus (“hand”).

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