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English → English (gcide) Definition: Maniple Maniple \Man"i*ple\, n. [L. manipulus, maniplus, a handful, a certain number of soldiers; manus hand + root of plere to fill, plenus full: cf. F. maniple. See Manual, and Full, a.] 1. A handful. [R.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a company. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service. [1913 Webster]