Definitions of manchette:
- noun: (chiefly historical) An ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
- noun: (biology) A sheath of microtubules which surrounds and extends tailwards from the nucleus of developing spermatids.
- noun: (fencing) A special glove cover worn by fencers, specifically sabreurs, on their weapon hand.
- noun: (cooking) A paper frill attached to the exposed end of a bone of a cooked piece of meat.
- noun: (furniture) An upholstered arm on a wooden-frame chair like a bergère or fauteuil.
- noun: (printing) A vertical heading within a newspaper article.
- noun: (cycling) A sleeve for the forearm, worn especially by triathletes and made of materials that reduce wind drag.
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