manchette

[mahn-shet]

noun

1. armpad.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manchette¹

1825–35; < French: diminutive of manche; -ette

Example Sentences

Ms. Cattet and Mr. Forzani also wrote the screenplay, which was apparently inspired by “Corpses in the Sun,” a 1971 novel by the French writers Jean-Patrick Manchette and Jean-Pierre Bastid.

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Adapted from a 1971 crime novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette and Jean-Pierre Bastid, it’s a gorgeous, nasty valentine to a bygone era of European crime thrillers and westerns, set over the course of a trigger-happy day for a gang of thieves hiding out on the Corsican coast.

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The novel takes on the tone of an existential noir, evoking writers like Jean-Patrick Manchette and Georges Simenon.

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Manchette said he was inspired to become a dentist while growing up in Poseyville during the Great Depression, on a day when he rode his bicycle six miles to sell hens to pay for a tooth extraction.

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Seals, who has been visiting Manchette’s practice since he worked downtown, praised the dentist’s calm hands and mild manner.

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