mantling

Definitions


[ˈmantlɪŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of ornamental drapery depicted issuing from a helmet and surrounding a shield
(e.g: the mantlings of peers are lined with ermine)


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Origin:
mid 16th century (in Scots, denoting a kind of woollen cloth): from mantle + -ing




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