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Noun: manchester  'man,che-stu(r)
Usage: Austral, NZ (=household linen)
  1. Dry goods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
    "She stocked up on manchester, including new towels and bed sheets";
    - white goods, household linen
Noun: Manchester  'man,che-stu(r)
  1. A city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England
     
  2. Largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

Derived forms: manchesters

Type of: city, dry goods [N. Amer], metropolis, soft goods [N. Amer], urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: England, Granite State, Greater Manchester, N.H., New Hampshire, NH

Encyclopedia: Manchester, OK