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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In the Gr. Ch., one of the eucharistic vestments, consisting in a kind of cuff or movable sleeve, usually made of silk, worn on each arm, and reaching about half way up from the wrist to the elbow.

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  • noun Cuffs worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other catholic churches.

Etymologies

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From Byzantine Greek ἐπιμανίκιον, from ἐπί ("upon") + μανίκιον ("sleeve").

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