manto
/ˈmæntəʊ/
manto is the obsolete form of manteau.
Meaning of manteau
Noun
manteau (plural manteaus or manteaux)
- A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Not to mention the need to keep her manteau from becoming a sort of anti-parachute which sought to lift her free of the pavement.2006, Thomas Pynchon, “Against the Day”, in Against the Day, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 816
- A long, loose-fitting coat worn by Iranian Muslim women based off the trenchcoat, originally worn with a square Arabic-style hijab and in plain colours, and often associated with liberal politics.
- As a result of this politics of personal appearance, Iranians have come to refer to three types of woman, defining their politics by the clothes they wear: the chadory, the manteauy, and the maghna'eh-poosh. […] In contrast, the manteauy woman wears the loose-fitting manteau, often fashionably with...2010, Afshin Molavi, The Soul of Iran: A Nation's Struggle for Freedom, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 91
Proper noun capitalized: Manto
Manto
Forms of manto
| plural | mantos |
|---|---|
| plural | mantoes |
Origin of manto
Borrowed from Italian manto or Spanish manto. Doublet of mantum.
Words that rhyme with manto
Questions about manto
- What does manto mean?
- Manto means various figures in Greek mythology. See Manto (mythology).
- What is manto the obsolete form of?
- Manto is the obsolete form of manteau.
- What part of speech is manto?
- Manto is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce manto?
- Manto is pronounced /ˈmæntəʊ/.
Words near manto in the dictionary
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