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manchette

/mɑnˈʃɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
man-chette
IPA
/mɑnˈʃɛt/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.

noun

A sheath of microtubules which surrounds and extends tailwards from the nucleus of developing spermatids.

noun

A special glove cover worn by fencers, specifically sabreurs, on their weapon hand.

noun

A paper frill attached to the exposed end of a bone of a cooked piece of meat.

noun

An upholstered arm on a wooden-frame chair like a bergère or fauteuil.

noun

A vertical heading within a newspaper article.

noun

A sleeve for the forearm, worn especially by triathletes and made of materials that reduce wind drag.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -ica Latin manica Old French manche Middle French manche French manche Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French manchettebor. English manchette Borrowed from French manchette.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɑnˈʃɛt/
  • British English: /mɒ̃ˈʃɛt/

Inflected Forms

manchettes (plural)

Derived Forms

intramanchette

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce manchette?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɑnˈʃɛt/.
What does manchette mean?
An ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
Where does manchette come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -ica Latin manica Old French manche Middle French manche French manche Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French manchettebor. English manchette Borrowed from French manchette.

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