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)
- An ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
- A sheath of microtubules which surrounds and extends tailwards from the nucleus of developing spermatids.
- A special glove cover worn by fencers, specifically sabreurs, on their weapon hand.
- A paper frill attached to the exposed end of a bone of a cooked piece of meat.
- An upholstered arm on a wooden-frame chair like a bergère or fauteuil.
- A vertical heading within a newspaper article.
- A sleeve for the forearm, worn especially by triathletes and made of materials that reduce wind drag.
Forms of manchette
| plural | manchettes |
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Origin of manchette
Borrowed from French manchette.
Words formed from manchette
Words that rhyme with manchette
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
- ket
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
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: manchette (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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