Maniple

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Maniple \Man"i*ple\, n. [L. manipulus, maniplus, a handful, a
     certain number of soldiers; manus hand + root of plere to
     fill, plenus full: cf. F. maniple. See {Manual}, and {Full},
     a.]
     1. A handful. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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     2. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive
        of officers; any small body of soldiers; a company.
        --Milton.
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     3. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf
        worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a
        priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn
        in the English Church service.
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