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  • 1make one's manners — (archaic) To salute a person on meeting by a bow, curtsy, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑manner …

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  • 2To make one's manners — Manner Man ner, n. [OE. manere, F. mani[ e]re, from OF. manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See {Manual}.] 1. Mode of action; way of performing or… …

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  • 3mind one's manners — remain polite, be sure to be courteous …

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  • 4Manners bit — Manner Man ner, n. [OE. manere, F. mani[ e]re, from OF. manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See {Manual}.] 1. Mode of action; way of performing or… …

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  • 5Manners & Physique — Studio album by Adam Ant Released March 1990 / Rereleased 2009 Recorded …

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  • 6One Night in Rome — Directed by Clarence G. Badger Written by J. Hartley Manners Starring Laurette Taylor Warner Oland Alan Hale Tom Moore …

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  • 7One Arrest — The Wire episode Episode no. Season 1 Episode 7 …

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  • 8manners, comedy of — ▪ narrative genre       witty, cerebral form of dramatic comedy that depicts and often satirizes the manners and affectations of a contemporary society. A comedy of manners is concerned with social usage and the question of whether or not… …

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  • 9Manners, J. Hartley — (1870 1928)    John Hartley Manners was born in London, England, but spent most of his career as a playwright and director working in the American theatre. His play, Crossways (1902), written for Lillie Langtry, brought him to New York as a… …

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  • 10Manners — This interesting name is English, but of Norman French origins. It is locational from the place called Mesnieres in the province of Seine Martime in Normandy, recorded in the 13th century as Maneria , and hence a close association with the… …

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