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noun

Manteau n. (pl. F. manteaux, E. manteaus)

A woman's cloak or mantle.

A gown worn by women. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Manteau'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Manteau" Quotes from Famous Books

... the morning, true to his aristocratic instincts, Mr. Simp departed in a voiture for the central bureau of the Mont de Piete,[B] in the Rue Blanc Manteau. His face had become familiar there of late. He carried his articles up from the curb, while the cocher grinned and winked behind, and taking his turn in the throng of widows, orphans, ouvriers, and profligates and unfortunates of all loose conditions, Simp was ...

— Bohemian Days - Three American Tales • Geo. Alfred Townsend

... on condition of accepting his policy, after the Coup d'Etat.] Je vous vois venir et j'ai beau etre un ane en agriculture, tout ce qui reussira me sera attribue; mon incapacite sera couverte d'un manteau de profonde habilete et vous me persuaderez que, livres a vos propres lumieres, vous ne feriez rien de bon, tandis qu'en me confiant le soc, c'est a moi que le sillon ...

— Philip Gilbert Hamerton • Philip Gilbert Hamerton et al