manchette

[ mahn-shet ]

noun

Origin of manchette

1
1825–35; <French: diminutive of manche; see -ette

Words Nearby manchette

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How to use manchette in a sentence

  • Each man carried by his left side a long manchette, or sword-knife, secured to his girdle.

    In New Granada | W.H.G. Kingston