PREFERRED TERM
Mantle (religious)
DEFINITION
- n. From Old and Middle English "mentel" "mantal" "mantille" "mantyl". It is, in general, a loose sleeveless and protective garment or blanket with religious or liturgical uses.
BROADER CONCEPT
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Manteau (iconographie)
French
Manto (religioso)
Italian
mantella
Manto (religioso)
Spanish
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/738
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