manaclelike

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English

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Etymology

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From manacle +‎ -like.

Adjective

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manaclelike (comparative more manaclelike, superlative most manaclelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of manacles.
    • 2009 May 13, Holland Cotter, “A Life, From a Southern Farm Town to Watts, in Castoff Objects”, in New York Times[1]:
      Other pieces allude to his mother’s quilts, to his father’s tools, to farm animals and folk amulets, with all of this individual history embedded in a broader one symbolized by manaclelike bracelets and astrological symbols.