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Bishop Mercurius of Zaraysk wearing the episcopal mantle (St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Manhattan).. A mantle (Koinē Greek: μανδύας, romanized: mandyas; Church Slavonic: мантия, romanized: mantiya) is an ecclesiastical garment in the form of a very full cape that extends to the floor, joined at the neck, that is worn over the outer garments.
Anting birds may pick up the insects in their bill and rub them on their bodies, or may simply lie in an area with a high density of the insects and perform dust bathing-like movements. Insects used for anting secrete chemical liquids such as formic acid, which can act as insecticides, miticides, fungicides and bactericides.
A mantle (from old French mantel, from mantellum, the Latin term for a cloak) is a type of loose garment usually worn over indoor clothing to serve the same purpose as an overcoat. Technically, the term describes a long, loose cape -like cloak worn from the 12th to the 16th century by both sexes, although by the 19th century, it was used to ...
The Earth's mantle; Mantle (surname) Mantle, a feature of bird anatomy; Mantle (climbing), the external covering of a climbing rope. Mantle, a black and white dog coat colour, especially in Great Danes; Mantle (mollusc), a layer of tissue in molluscs which secretes the shell; Fireplace mantle or mantel, the hood over the grate of a fire
WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office last week, all the trappings of a wartime commander in chief were evident: Behind him, slightly parted gold ...
Notice the short mantle worn by the King. Originally, mantles and the religious cope, coming from similar origins as a cloak worn by all classes, were indistinguishable, except that the religious garment may have a flap representing a hood, and the mantle may be fastened at the shoulder instead of the front. Therefore, while the cope was used ...
It's been 20 years since baseball legend Mickey Mantle left us on Aug. 13, 1995. At 63, he died too soon, of liver cancer that spread throughout his body. But the on-field legacy he left behind is ...
As mentioned, pick-me boys aren’t always the healthiest to be around since they (a) suck up a lot of the energy in the room and (b) can be textbook manipulators. That said, not every pick-me boy ...