Manuscript \Man"u*script\, a. [L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.]

Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Manuscript \Man"u*script\, n. [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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)