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manchette

Syllables: man·chette/mɒ̃ˈʃɛt/US/mɑnˈʃɛt/

manchette noun: an ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.

Noun

manchette (plural manchettes)

  1. (historical) An ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
  2. A sheath of microtubules which surrounds and extends tailwards from the nucleus of developing spermatids.
  3. A special glove cover worn by fencers, specifically sabreurs, on their weapon hand.
  4. A paper frill attached to the exposed end of a bone of a cooked piece of meat.
  5. An upholstered arm on a wooden-frame chair like a bergère or fauteuil.
  6. A vertical heading within a newspaper article.
  7. A sleeve for the forearm, worn especially by triathletes and made of materials that reduce wind drag.

Forms of manchette

pluralmanchettes

Origin of manchette

Borrowed from French manchette.

Words formed from manchette

Words that rhyme with manchette

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Questions about manchette

What does manchette mean?
Manchette means an ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
What part of speech is manchette?
Manchette is a noun.
How do you pronounce manchette?
Manchette is pronounced /mɒ̃ˈʃɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of manchette?
The plural of manchette is manchettes.

Words near manchette in the dictionary

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

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