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manchesters

manchesters is the plural of manchester.

Meaning of manchester

Noun

manchester (plural manchesters)

  1. (obsolete) A type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.
    • Betsy, as Muslin, had a very showy striped pink and white Manchester, pink shoes, red Ribbons in abundance and a short Apron.1777, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 76
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, uncountable) Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.
    • My love of linen stems from two sources. My first proper job working in the manchester department at Target, where I learnt how to style a miniature bed into a showroom-worthy display.2025 January 3, Sarah Brookes, The Age

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Questions about manchesters

What is manchesters the plural of?
Manchesters is the plural of manchester.

Words near manchesters in the dictionary

  1. Manchesterism
  2. Manchesterist
  3. Manchesterists
  4. Manchesterite
  5. Manchesterites
  6. manchesters
  7. Manchestrian
  8. Manchestrians
  9. manchet
  10. manchets
  11. manchette

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