English
Etymology
From F. term|manteau#French|manteau|mantle. Compare term|mantle.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�mænt��/
Noun
en-noun
- A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries.
#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 915:
#*: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.
French
Etymology
L.|fr term|mantellum, diminutive of term|mantum.
Pronunciation
IPA|/m��to/
audio|Fr-Manteau-fr-Paris.ogg|Audio (FR)
Noun
fr-noun|m|x
#coat
#mantle (garment worn by Orthodox bishops)
- context|geology|lang=fr mantle
Synonyms
(coat): pardessus
Related terms
mante
mantelet
manteau de cheminée
sous le manteau
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