manchet

noun

man·​chet

ˈmanchə̇t

plural -s

1

archaic : wheaten bread of highest quality

2

now chiefly dialectal : a roll of manchet especially when of a spindle shape with thick middle and pointed ends : a piece of white bread

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

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