manus

The upshot, the researchers write, is that they “show shades of pentadactyly within the Equus manus.”

For us, Posen’s creation strikes the perfect balance of fashion and technology, “manus” and “machine.”

The exhibition, which often influences the fashions worn by the rich and famous who attend the gala, is titled, "manus x machina: fashion in an age of technology."

The show, “manus x machina: fashion in an age of technology,” will be on view from May 5 through August 14.

It may once have meant "struck by the hand" - and therefore "obvious" - from manus "hand" - and an old word related to our "defend" and "offend" but not to "feast" or "festive".