"manche" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɑːnt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manche.wav [Southern-England] Forms: manches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːntʃ Etymology: Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|manche}} French manche, {{doublet|en|maunch}} Doublet of maunch Head templates: {{en-noun}} manche (plural manches)
  1. (music, rare) The neck of a violin. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-manche-en-noun-IgKPO~Tf Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. Obsolete form of maunch (“a sleeve”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: maunch (extra: a sleeve)
    Sense id: en-manche-en-noun-kbcYiW4R

Inflected forms

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