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manchette

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English

Etymology

From French manchette.

Pronunciation

Noun

manchette (plural manchettes)

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

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French

Etymology

From manche + -ette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃.ʃɛt/
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Noun

manchette f (plural manchettes)

  1. cuff
  2. oversleeve, manchette
  3. (journalism) headline
  4. marginal note; note in the margin

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