Comanches \Co*man"ches\ (? or ?), n. pl.; sing. Comanche (? or ?). (Ethnol.) A warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family of Indians, inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts of the United States; -- called also Paducahs. They are noted for plundering and cruelty.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)