复数：maniples
1.天主教神父左臂上佩的饰带
2.(古罗马军团的)步兵支队
1.in the ancient Roman army, a subdivision of a legion, containing 60 or 120 men.
2.in the Christian church, a silk band or folded napkin formerly worn on the left arm of somebody administering Communion
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