manège

or ma·nege

[ ma-nezh, -neyzh ]

/ mæˈnɛʒ, -ˈneɪʒ /

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noun

the art of training and riding horses.

the action, movements, or paces of a trained horse.

a school for training horses and teaching horsemanship.

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Origin of manège

1635–45; <French <Italian maneggio;see manage

Words nearby manège

man-eater, man-eating, man-eating shark, maneb, maned wolf, manège, manes, Manet, Manet, Edouard, Manetho, maneuver

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How to use manège in a sentence

He possessed great personal strength, was expert in all manly exercises, and shone especially at the jousts and the manege.
Windsor Castle|William Harrison Ainsworth
I sent my black manege horse and furniture with a friend to his Majestie then at Oxford.
Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Evelyn
Agitated streets; still more agitated round the Salle de Manege!
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
We are like horses in a manege, or oxen or dogs taught to draw the plough, or be harnessed to a carriage.
Thoughts on Man|William Godwin

The broad doors flew open, and the manege was soon filled with knights and ladies on foot and horseback.
A Word Only A Word, Complete|Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for manège

manège

manege

/ (mæˈneɪʒ) /

noun

the art of training horses and ridersCompare dressage

a riding school

Word Origin for manège

C17: via French from Italian maneggio, from maneggiare to manage

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