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manchet

/ˈmænt͡ʃɪt/

manchet noun: a type of high-quality bread or cracker made from flour.

manchet: a type of high-quality bread or cracker made from flour
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Noun

manchet (countable and uncountable, plural manchets)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A type of high-quality bread or cracker made from flour.
    • You that can deal with Gudgins,^([sic]) and courſe floure, / 'Tis pitie you ſhould taſte what manchet means […]1623 (first performance), John Fletcher, William Rowley, “The Maid in the Mill”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647...
    • And Enid brought sweet cakes to make them cheer, / And in her veil enfolded, manchet bread.1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Enid”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 21

Forms of manchet

pluralmanchets

Origin of manchet

From Middle English manchet, of unknown origin; compare cheat (“low-quality bread”).

Questions about manchet

What does manchet mean?
Manchet means a type of high-quality bread or cracker made from flour.
What part of speech is manchet?
Manchet is a noun.
How do you pronounce manchet?
Manchet is pronounced /ˈmænt͡ʃɪt/.
What is the plural of manchet?
The plural of manchet is manchets.

Words near manchet in the dictionary

  1. Manchesterite
  2. Manchesterites
  3. manchesters
  4. Manchestrian
  5. Manchestrians
  6. manchet
  7. manchets
  8. manchette
  9. manchettes
  10. manchi
  11. manchild

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