maniple

  1. Noun.  (rare) A handful.
  2. Noun.  A division of the Roman army numbering 60 or 120 men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company.
  3. Noun.  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, and sometimes worn in the English Church service.

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