manchester

After the city of Manchester (England), once an important centre for the manufacture of cotton textile goods.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmænt͡ʃɛstɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmæntʃɪstə/

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• Hyphenation: man‧ches‧ter

manchester (plural manchesters)

1. (obsolete) A type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric. [16th–18th c.]
   • 1777, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 76:

     Betsy, as Muslin, had a very showy striped pink and white Manchester, pink shoes, red Ribbons in abundance and a short Apron.

2. (Australia, New Zealand, uncountable) Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store. [from 20th c.]
   • 2025 January 3, Sarah Brookes, The Age‎^[1]:

     My love of linen stems from two sources. My first proper job working in the manchester department at Target, where I learnt how to style a miniature bed into a showroom-worthy display.

   • 2005 December 26, ABC, ABC News‎^[2]:

     David Jones says more than half-a-million shoppers will visit its four Victorian stores. The most popular items are Christmas decorations, women's shoes, men's shirts and manchester.

   • 2020 February 21, Dominic Powell, The Age‎^[3]:

     The recent acquisition of online homewares and furniture retailer Mocka has fuelled a better-than-expected result at manchester merchant Adairs, with the company's shares soaring 7.9 per cent.

From the city Manchester.

manchester c

1. corduroy (textile)

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