manchette.
An ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes 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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