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Manche

Manche \Manche\, n. [Also maunch.] [F. manche, fr. L. manica. See Manacle.] A sleeve. [Obs.]

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manche

n. (obsolete form of maunch nodot=yes English) (a sleeve)

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Manche

Manche is a French department in Normandy (Normandie), named for the English Channel, which is known as La Manche, literally "the sleeve", in French, that borders its north and west shores and part of its east shore.

Manche (disambiguation)

Manche is a French department in Lower Normandy.

Manche or La Manche may also refer to:

  • English Channel
  • Daniel Manche (born 1993), American child actor
  • French frigate Manche (1806)
  • La Manche, Newfoundland and Labrador, a former community in Canada
  • La Manche Provincial Park, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Manche Ch'ol, a former Maya people
  • Manche Sanchez, a character on the television series Prison Break
  • Neck (music), part of musical instruments, particularly used in French music

Usage examples of "manche".

On taking the bearings by the chart, I saw that we were passing the mouth of the Manche, and that our course was hurrying us towards the northern seas at a frightful speed.

Leurs mains disparaissaient sous leurs manches, leurs pieds sous leurs robes, leurs yeux sous leurs bonnets.

Lorsque Raphaelle entra, il etait en manches de chemise, occupe a couper du lard en petits morceaux.

Wenn Caswallon das Geheimnis von Pryderis Abstammung herausbekam, einen Rivalen in ihm sah es hatte damals manches Gerede gegeben, wenn auch nur geraunte Vermutungen.

Weise umherzusegeln, und das so manches Jahr hindurch, weit hinaus auf langen, beschwerlichen Reisen.

Es-tu venu au monde avec un parchemin dans ta poche et des galons sur tes manches, toi?

Noch oft soll manches Jahr so traurig von uns fliegen, Noch oft, zu unserm Glueck.

There was no longer any interest at Chambery in the watchmaking exile, who had dropped like a cherry-stone from the beak of the blackbird of persecution upon one of the Iles de la Manche.

Tag zu Haus geblieben, und hatte manche von seinen Sachen, wobei ihm die Frau half, zusammengetragen und in einen Ranzen gepackt.

Leurs mains disparaissaient sous leurs manches, leurs pieds sous leurs robes, leurs yeux sous leurs bonnets.

You shall have Nereide tomorrow, if you choose, since Venus has chosen this moment to heave down, and the Manche shows signs of doing much the same, so I can spare a ship.