2) Manche (French). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Aimer mieux la manche que le bras. Cupboard love. Manche is a slang word; a gratuity given to a cicerone, cabman, or porter. It is the Italian buona mancia. 1 Jeter...

3) Avranches. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Avranches, (avraNsh´) (KEY) , town (1993 est. pop. 9,520), Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy, on the English Channel. Because of its proximity to the rocky island...

4) English Channel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...English Channel, Fr. La Manche [the sleeve], arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.350 (560 km) long, between France and Great Britain. It is 112 mi (180 km) wide at its west...

5) Cherbourg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Cherbourg, (sherboor´) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 28,773), Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy, on the English Channel, at the tip of the Cotentin peninsula. It is...

6) Mancini, Pasquale Stanislao. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mancini, Pasquale Stanislao, (paskwa´la stanezla´o manche´ne) (KEY) , 1817-88, Italian jurist and public official. After taking part in the Revolution of 1848 in...

7) Steal. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...This is the Anglo-Saxon stela (a stalk or handle). 1 "Steale or handell of a staffe, manche, hantel." Palsgrave....

8) Saint-Lo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Saint-Lô, (saN-lo) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 22,819), capital of Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy. It is an agricultural center and has famous horse stables. Wood...

9) Cotentin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(KEY) , region of N France, in Normandy, roughly coinciding with the peninsula formed by Manche dept. and extending into the English Channel. Cherbourg is the chief...

10) Normandy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...province, NW France, bordering on the English Channel. It now includes five departments-Manche, Calvados, Eure, Seine-Maritime, and Orne. Normandy is a region of...