Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Manual \Man"u*al\ (m[a^]n"[-u]*al), a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel,
L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand,
protection, OHG. munt, G. m["u]ndel a ward, vormund guardian,
Icel. mund hand. Cf. {Emancipate}, {Legerdemain}, {Maintain},
{Manage}, {Manner}, {Manure}, {Mound} a hill.]
Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as,
manual labor; the king's sign manual. ``Manual and ocular
examination.'' --Tatham.
{Manual alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.
{Manual exercise} (Mil.) the exercise by which soldiers are
taught the use of their muskets and other arms.
{Seal manual}, the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a
ring.
{Sign manual}. See under {Sign}.