manuscript

கையெழுத்துப்படி, கையால் எழுதிய பிரதி, அச்சடிப்பதற்குக் கொடுக்கப்படும் மூல வரைப்படி.

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Man"u*script, a. Etym: [L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.] Defn: Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume. Man"u*script, n. Etym: [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See Manuscript, a.] 1. A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy. 2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik. Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.

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