mancheron

M3A1N1C3H4E1R1O1N1

noun

A sleeve used as a charge in French heraldry

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Meanings

nounmancheron (plural mancherons)

plural mancherons

  1. A sleeve used as a charge in French heraldry
  2. An ornamental trimming on the upper part of a sleeve

    No.1—Walking Dress...The mancherons are beautifully formed of double rows of pointed straps and finished next the arm with vandykes reversed.

    1824 January, La Belle Assemblée, volume 29, Fashions, page 29

Origin

French

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APA

mancheron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mancheron

MLA

“mancheron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mancheron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mancheron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mancheron.

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