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Loose robe
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manteau
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Word definitions for manteau in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"cloak, mantle," 1670s, from French manteau , from Old French mantel (see mantle ).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Manteau \Man`teau"\, n.; pl. F. Manteaux , E. Manteaus . [F. See Mantle , n.] A woman's cloak or mantle. A gown worn by women. [Obs.]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Usage examples of manteau.
He also wore a sleeveless manteau, open at the front, and satiny sash wound around a slim waist, all in his chosen color.
He also wore a sleeveless manteau, open at the front, and a satiny sash wound around his flat, slender midsection.
Officiers et soldats, roules dans leur manteau, couchaient sur la neige.
A demure brown manteau with black ribbons, much as she had worn at Saint Cyr, was laid out on the bed.
Crecy entered, clad in a loose brown manteau somewhat short for her height.
Il voulait ressembler a Rubens et, pour y parvenir, il portait de longs cheveux, la barbe en pointe, un feutre a larges bords, un pourpoint de velours et un grand manteau.
The armchairs and window seat were heaped high with gowns, petticoats, fichus, shawls and manteaux, scarves, feathers and ribbons.