ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Manchette

/mɒ̃ˈʃɛt/ · noun

Meaning

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

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

Use manchette when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

Use manchette where its definition matches the intended context.

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Definitions by Sense

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

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

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

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

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

(printing) A vertical heading within a newspaper article.