- manualist
- man·u·al·ist 'man-yə-wə-ləst n a person who uses or advocates the use of the manual method in teaching the deaf
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Manualist — Man u*al*ist, n. One who works with the hands; an artificer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manualist — A manualist is a person who does: Manualism (hand music) Sign Language Manual communication Signing Exact English French Sign Language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
manualist — noun A musical performer who makes music by squeezing air through the hands The audience could not contain its laughter while the manualist played on … Wiktionary
manualist — /man yooh euh list/, n. 1. an advocate of manualism. 2. a person who communicates through sign language. adj. 3. of or pertaining to manualism. Cf. oralist. [1585 95, for an earlier sense; MANUAL + IST] * * * … Universalium
manualist — man·u·al·ist … English syllables
manualist — lə̇st noun ( s) 1. : one who works with the hands 2. : one who uses or advocates the use of the manual method in teaching the deaf … Useful english dictionary
Manualism (hand music) — Manualism: Squeezing air through the hands to play musical notes Manualism is the little known art of playing music by squeezing air through the hands. Because the sound produced has a distinctly flatulent tone, such music is usually presented as … Wikipedia
History of deaf education in the United States — Before the 1860s and before the American Civil War, manual language was very popular among the deaf community and also supported by the hearing community.[1] The hearing community viewed deafness as “[isolating] the individual from the Christian… … Wikipedia
Headline News (song) — Infobox Single Name = Headline News |100px Artist = Weird Al Yankovic from Album = Released = September 27, 1994 B side = Christmas at Ground Zero (Alternate Mix) Format = CD, cassette Recorded = July 27, 1994 Genre = Comedy Length = 3:46 Label … Wikipedia
John Twomey — was a manualist who most famously appeared on NBC s The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson in 1972. He is credited with bringing manualism to the public stage, as his performance of Stars and Stripes Forever was seen by millions of people and… … Wikipedia
