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man·teau

(măn-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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manteau

(ˈmæntəʊ; French mɑ̃to)

n, pl -teaus (-təʊz) or French -teaux (-to)

(Clothing & Fashion) a cloak or mantle

[C17: via French from Latin mantellum mantle]

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