manteau
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- 9
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- 12
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- 7
Definition of manteau
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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noun
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
Words you can make from manteau
85 playable · top: AMENTA (8 pts)
Best play amenta 8 points6-letter words
2 words5-letter words
8 words4-letter words
24 words3-letter words
31 words- AMA 5 pts
- AMU 5 pts
- EMU 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAT 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MUN 5 pts
- MUT 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- TAM 5 pts
- TUM 5 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
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