mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.-characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.-customary method of acting; habit.-carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address.-the style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.-certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already.-sort; kind; style; -- in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.