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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Manteau

Manteau \Man`teau"\, n.; pl. F. Manteaux, E. Manteaus. [F. See Mantle, n.]

  1. A woman's cloak or mantle.

  2. A gown worn by women. [Obs.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
manteau

"cloak, mantle," 1670s, from French manteau, from Old French mantel (see mantle).

Wiktionary
manteau

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.