manteau /ˈmæntəʊ/ noun2 •A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries.Not to mention the need to keep her manteau from becoming a sort of anti-parachute which sought to lift her free of the pavement. — 2006 •A long, loose-fitting coat worn by Iranian Muslim women based off the trenchcoat, originally worn with a square Arabic-style hijab and in plain colours, and often associated with liberal politics. formsmanteaus · manteaux