manchette

Definitions

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