Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A symbol resembling a hand with the index finger extended, used to draw attention to or indicate something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, publishing, typography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: index, digit, fist, see others in Wikipedia at manicule § Terminology
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin manicula (“little hand”). Doublet of manacle and manicle.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
