• 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.

• Religious attire

• Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]

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