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manchets

manchets is the plural of manchet.

Meaning of manchet

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...

Questions about manchets

What is manchets the plural of?
Manchets is the plural of manchet.

Words near manchets in the dictionary

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

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