manus
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In front of Canda’s grandeur, the cellist Robert Burkhart played Caroline Shaw’s flowing “in manus tuas” while the dancer Selina Hack artfully writhed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2020
The exhibition, which often influences the fashions worn by the rich and famous who attend the gala, is titled, "manus x machina: fashion in an age of technology."
From US News ● Oct. 13, 2015
“In manus tuas, Domine!” he said, crossing himself as he passed over the threshold.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
“Idus, quercus, ficus, manus, sir,” I replied innocently.
From Burr Junior by Earnshaw, H. C. (Harold C.)
Etym., quadrus, a derivative of the Latin word for the number four, and manus, hand, the four feet of those animals being in some degree usable as hands.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
