Manchette
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /mɒ̃ˈʃɛt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Manchette is a noun meaning (biology) A sheath of microtubules which surrounds and extends tailwards from the nucleus of developing spermatids.
Meaning
(biology) A sheath of microtubules which surrounds and extends tailwards from the nucleus of developing spermatids.
More Meanings
- (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.
- (chiefly historical) An ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
Word Forms
- manchettes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mancheron, manche, maunch, trimming, collarette, mantelet.
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