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man⋅teau

[man-toh, man-toh]
–noun, plural -teaus, -teaux [-tohz, -tohz] . Obsolete.
a mantle or cloak, esp. one worn by women.

Origin:
1665–75; < F; see mantle
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man·teau   (mān-tō')   
n.   pl. man·teaus (-tōz') or man·teaux (-tō')
A loose cloak or mantle.

[French, from Old French mantel; see mantle.]
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