manteau
Americannoun
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manteaus,
plural
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manteaux
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of manteau
From French, dating back to 1665–75; see origin at mantle
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A well-groomed woman, wearing a fashionable manteau and with a fully made-up face—perhaps she was the boy’s mother—whispered loudly from the line to him.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 26, 2016
My clients are the slightly more creative ones, not the standard pin stripe/porte manteau types.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2012
Therefore the £;30 paid for the manteau would to-day be £;150; $800 would nearly represent the original value.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
My dress was yellow, with a yellow manteau de cour.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
This manteau was of flowered satin, and had silver clasps and a rich pair of embroidered satin sleeves to wear with it; it was evidently like a sleeveless cape.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
The stores are very low, sir: Some dolly petticoats, and manteaus we have; and half a 070 dozen pair of laced shoes, bought from court at second hand.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 by Sir Walter Scott
A general distinction may be made not to include sleeved garments with the cloaks; but several of the manteaus had loose, large, flowing sleeves, and some like Madam Symonds's had detached sleeves.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
Gowns seem never to have been sent, but manteaus, mantles, and "ferrandine" cloaks appear frequently.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
I myself packed a trunk for her with every conceivable necessity, as well as gowns and manteaus of the finest material and the most elegant fashion.
From The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York by Theo. Hampe
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 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
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
In the deference of the bored yet gracious young women who, with robes et manteaux, had come all the way from Fifth Avenue, there had been a flagon or two of that balm.
From The Paliser case by Edgar Saltus
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
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