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man·chet (man′c̸hət)

noun

Archaic a roll or small loaf of white bread made of the finest wheat flour

Etymology: ME manchete < maine (same sense), aphetic < OFr paindemaine < L panis dominicus, lit., lord's bread + chet < Anglo-Fr, wheat bread of lower quality < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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