All 3 Uses of
manifold
in
Dracula
- It was found necessary to clear the entire pier from the mass of onlookers, or else the fatalities of the night would have increased manifold.†
p. 87.3 *manifold = many and varied
- My own work, with its manifold arrears, took me all day to clear off.†
p. 136.3
- I used manifold, and so took three copies of the diary, just as I had done with the rest.†
p. 239.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(manifold as in: reasons are manifold) many and varied
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Manifold can also be used as a noun to refer to a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes; such as "the intake manifold of an engine." A comprehensive dictionary will contain other, more specialized, meanings.