manteaux
- plural of manteau.
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
We ladies, in walking out, allowed our manteaux to trail behind us.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
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
Kings, princes, and 'Seigneurs graves,' in dancing the pavan on great occasions, wear their 'grands manteaux, et robes de parade.'
From Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries by Naylor, Edward W. (Edward Woodall)
