Mantle (clothing)
Amantle(fromold Frenchmantel,frommantellum,theLatinterm for acloak) is a type of loosegarmentusually worn over indoorclothingto serve the same purpose as anovercoat.Technically, the term describes a long, loosecape-like cloak worn from the 12th to the 16th century by both sexes, although by the 19th century, it was used to describe any loose-fitting, shaped outer garment similar to a cape.[1]For example, thedolman,a 19th-century cape-like woman's garment with partial sleeves is often described as a mantle.[2]
In English, the idiom "to take up/pick up/assume the mantle" is from theBible,and means to take a position of authority, leadership or responsibility in a particular area, especially in the sense of carrying on for a previous figure.[3]The most notable appearance in the Bible is in2 Kings 2:13, whereElishatakes upElijah's mantle (Hebrew:אדרת’addereṯ).
Mantelets
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A variation on the mantle is themantelet(also spelledmantelotandmantlet), typically describing a short version of the mantle. The term appears as early as 1386, in "The Knight's Tale"byGeoffrey Chaucer.In the 18th century, a mantelet was a woman's short cloak, and in the early 19th century, it was an ornamentalscarfthat crossed over the chest and tied behind, usually made offurorlace.[1]By the end of the 19th century, a mantelet was a woman's shoulder cape with elongated ends in front, sometimes held in position by a belt at the waist.[1]
See also
[edit]- Mantle (monastic vesture)
- Mantle (royal garment)
- Gas mantle
- Mantlet(also sometimes spelt "mantelet" ) - a portable protection wall used in military operations[4]
- Witzchoura,a 19th-century mantle or cloak
References
[edit]- ^abcCalasibetta, Charlotte Mankey (1988).Fairchild's Dictionary of Fashion(2nd ed.). New York: Fairchild Publications. pp.363–64.ISBN1-56367-235-9.
- ^Calasibetta, Charlotte Mankey (1988).Fairchild's Dictionary of Fashion(2nd ed.). New York: Fairchild Publications. p.166.ISBN1-56367-235-9.
- ^"What Does Take Up the Mantle Mean?".Writing Explained.RetrievedDecember 12,2018.
- ^"mantelet".Oxford English Dictionary(Online ed.).Oxford University Press.(Subscription orparticipating institution membershiprequired.)
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