manteau
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of manteau
From French, dating back to 1665–75; see origin at mantle
Example Sentences
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“This is not a manteau, Khanoumi. This is a shirt.”
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2016
A well-groomed woman, wearing a fashionable manteau and with a fully made-up face—perhaps she was the boy’s mother—whispered loudly from the line to him.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 26, 2016
My clients are the slightly more creative ones, not the standard pin stripe/porte manteau types.
From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2012
Le temps a laissie son manteau De vent, de froidure et de pluye, Et s'est vestu de brouderie, De soleil luyant, cler et beau.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
Riviere, fontaine et ruisseau Portent, en livree jolie, Gouttes d'argent d'orfavrerie, Chascun s'abille de nouveau: Le temps a laissie son manteau.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
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