assumed manner
1Manner — 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 effecting… …
2assumed — adjective a) Used in a manner intended to deceive; fictitious. b) Supposed or presumed …
3By any manner of means — 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… …
4To be taken in the manner — 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… …
5To be taken with the manner — 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… …
6bedside manner — noun manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient • Hypernyms: ↑manner, ↑personal manner * * * noun : the manner often solicitous and sympathetic that a physician assumes toward his patients * * * the attitude, approach, and… …
7John Baker, Baron Baker — Infobox Engineer image size = caption = name = John Fleetwood Baker nationality = British birth date = birth date|1901|3|19|mf=y birth place = death date = Death date and age|1985|9|9|1901|3|19 death place = education = Rossall, Clare College,… …
8air — {{11}}air (n.1) c.1300, invisible gases that make up the atmosphere, from O.Fr. air atmosphere, breeze, weather (12c.), from L. aerem (nom. aer) air, lower atmosphere, sky, from Gk. aer (gen. aeros) air (related to aenai to blow, breathe ), of… …
9airs — n. pl. Pretension, mannerism, affectedness, affected manner, assumed manner. See affectation …
10Van Lew, Elizabeth L. — ▪ American Civil War agent born Oct. 17, 1818, Richmond, Va., U.S. died Sept. 25, 1900, Richmond American Civil War agent who, through clever planning and by feigning mental affliction, managed to gather important intelligence for the Union …
