manchette English

Meaning manchette meaning

What does manchette mean?

manchette noun

— (chiefly, historical) an ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance

— (biology) a sheath of microtubules which surrounds and extends tailwards from the nucleus of developing spermatids.

— (fencing) a special glove cover worn by fencers, specifically sabreurs, on their weapon hand

— (cuisine) a paper frill attached to the exposed end of a bone of a cooked piece of meat

— (furniture) an upholstered arm on a wooden-frame chair like a bergère or fauteuil.

— (printing) a vertical heading within a newspaper article.

— upholstered arm

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What other words have the same or similar meaning as manchette?

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