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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Mangle
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(1):
(n.) To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.
(2):
(n.) A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure.
(3):
(v. t.) To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or pertaining; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation.
(4):
(v. t.) To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate.