MANUSCRIPT (2)

Man″u‐script, n. [[LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See Manuscript, a.]] 1. 1. A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.
2. 2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik.
☞ The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.