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Definition of "manton" [manton]

  • A shawl or wrap. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "manton" in a sentence
  • "When she returned she redressed her hair, drawing it back across her ears, put in at a provocative angle a fan-like carved shell comb, and twisted a shawl of flame-colored silk -- it was a manton, she instructed him -- about her shoulders."
  • "They were seated in the patio of the hotel, by a pool and the heroic bronze statue of a dancing girl in a manton; on the table between them was, at that hour, the inevitable small pitcher of Daiquiri cocktails."
  • "Melody: "We have started a prolife movement here in ..." kirk: "Anyone dumb enough to trust Romney to be ..." larry manton: "I don't listen to rush limbaugh, but?"
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