manteau
noun
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
manteaux
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pluralof manteau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We were all in light clothes: Mom, Laleh, and Mamou with white headscarves and manteaux, and me, Dad, and Babou in our white caps.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Mom said those were called manteaux, which was yet another word Farsi may or may not have borrowed from the French.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Then buy not so, But let them go, And be you blithe and bonny, Converting "Robes, modes, et manteaux" Into—"Pas, si je connais!"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 by Various
The hand work was a special feature of all the garments for women in the lingerie, gowns, and manteaux.
From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
It is more dressy than the manteaux, marking the waist, and descending in front in square ends.
From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 by Various
