manchette

Meaning

Noun

• an ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance
• a sheath of microtubules which surrounds and extends tailwards from the nucleus of developing spermatids.
• a special glove cover worn by fencers, specifically sabreurs, on their weapon hand
• a paper frill attached to the exposed end of a bone of a cooked piece of meat
• an upholstered arm on a wooden-frame chair like a bergère or fauteuil.
• a vertical heading within a newspaper article.
• a sleeve for the forearm, worn especially by triathletes and made of materials that reduce wind drag.

Origin

• From French manchette.