manteau

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈmæntəʊ/

Definition of manteau

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries.
    “Not to mention the need to keep her manteau from becoming a sort of anti-parachute which sought to lift her free of the pavement.”
See all 2 definitions

noun

  1. A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries.
    “Not to mention the need to keep her manteau from becoming a sort of anti-parachute which sought to lift her free of the pavement.”
  2. A long, loose-fitting coat worn by Iranian Muslim women based off the trenchcoat, originally worn with a square Arabic-style hijab and in plain colours, and often associated with liberal politics.
    “As a result of this politics of personal appearance, Iranians have come to refer to three types of woman, defining their politics by the clothes they wear: the chadory, the manteauy, and the maghna'eh-poosh. […] In contrast, the manteauy woman wears the loose-fitting manteau, often fashionably with a colorful, loosely tied head scarf. She generally supports both political and social reform.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Borrowed from French manteau (“mantle”). In the Iranian context, borrowed from Persian مانتو (mânto), originating in the Qajar period. Doublet of mantle and mantel.

Anagrams of manteau

1 play · some not in Scrabble

Hooks

2 extensions · 2 back

A single letter you can add to manteau to make another valid word.

Find your best play with manteau

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes manteau, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.