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单词 manchette
释义 I. manchette1|mɑ̃ʃɛt|
[Fr., dim. of manche sleeve, manche1.]
A kind of trimming worn round the lower part of the sleeve of a woman's dress. Also transf.
1835Court Mag. VI. p. xiv/1 A blond manchette of the antique form, looped in front by a bow of white satin riband terminates the sleeve.1880Webster Suppl., Manchette, an ornamental ruffle or cuff.1898Westm. Gaz. 3 May 8/2 The hair..has to be fashioned out into bracelets or manchettes by the canine coiffeurs.
II. manchette2 Obs.
[= F. manchette (Littré Suppl.), a Negro-Fr. corruption of Sp. machete machete.]
= machete.
1761Char. in Ann. Reg. 3/2 A kind of very short sabre called Manchette [by the Buccaneers of St. Domingo].1804tr. Piguenard's Zoflora I. 89 Negroes..armed only with manchettes. Note. A kind of sabre with which the negroes trim the hedges in America.
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