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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryman·a·cle
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 \ˈma-ni-kəl\ noun ETYMOLOGY  Middle English manicle, from Anglo-French, from Latin manicula handle, diminutive of manicae shackles, armor for the hand, from manus hand — more at manual DATE  14th century1. a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff — usually used in plural2. something used as a restraint
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transitive verb (man·a·cled ; man·a·cling  \-k(ə-)liŋ\) DATE  14th century1. to confine (the hands) with manacles2. to make fast or secure : bind; broadly : to restrain from movement, progress, or actionSynonyms: see hamperEnglish Etymologymanacle  mid-14c., "a fetter for the hand," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. manicle, from L.manicula "handle," lit. "little hand," dim. of manicæ "long sleeves of a tunic, manacles," from manus "hand" (see manual). The verb is attested from c.1300. Related: Manacled; manacles.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7manacleman·acle / 5mAnEkl / noun[usually pl.]   one of two metal bands joined by a chain, used for fastening a prisoner's ankles or wrists together   手铐；脚镣；镣铐verb[VN]   [usually passive] to put manacles on sb's wrists or ankles, to stop them from escaping   给…戴上镣铐Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedman·a·cleI. \ˈmanə̇kəl, -nēk-\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English manicle, from Middle French, from Latin manicula little hand, handle of a plow, diminutive of manus hand — more at manual1. : a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff2. : something used as a restraint (as a fetter or tether) — usually used in pluralII. transitive verb(manacled ; manacled ; manacling \-k(ə)liŋ\ ; manacles)Etymology: Middle English maniclen, manaclen, from manicle, n.1. : to confine (the hands) with or as if with handcuffs2. : to make fast or secure : bind, shackle, fetter; broadly : restrainSynonyms: see hamper

From To Verb Manacle Noun Middle English Hand