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manchette

man·chette
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahn-shet]
    • /mɑnˈʃɛt/
    • /mantʃˈet/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahn-shet]
    • /mɑnˈʃɛt/

Definitions of manchette word

  • noun manchette armpad. 1
  • noun manchette (fencing) a special glove cover worn by fencers, specifically sabreurs, on their weapon hand. 0
  • noun manchette (medicine) a conically shaped array of microtubules that completely covers the nucleus of a spermatid. 0
  • noun manchette (cooking) a paper frill attached to the exposed end of a bone of a cooked piece of meat. 0
  • noun manchette (furniture) an upholstered arm on a wooden-frame chair like a bergère or fauteuil. 0
  • noun manchette (printing) a vertical heading within a newspaper article computer generated image. 0

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Origin of manchette

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < French: diminutive of manche; see -ette

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Manchette

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

manchette popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

manchette usage trend in Literature

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