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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.
The coronation mantle is a semi-circular, open cloak that reaches down to the ground. It was worn on both shoulders in the manner of a choir robe. It is 342 centimetres wide, made of red silk dyed with Indian redwood and kermes, the so-called samite , and is richly embroidered with gold threads, over 100,000 pearls and enamel plates .
Mantle of Elijah, the waters of which, touched by the Mantle (monastic vesture)mantle, divided, so as to permit both to pass over on dry ground across the Jordan River. (Abrahamic religion) Mantle of Tegau Gold-Breast, Tegau Gold-Breast (Tegau Eurfron, wife of Caradoc) was a Welsh heroine. Her mantle would not serve for any woman who had ...
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; Gas mantle, a device for generating bright white light when heated by a flame
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 Mantle of Arthur in Cornwall (Llen Arthyr yng Nghernyw): whoever was under it could not be seen, and he could see everyone. The Mantle of Tegau Gold-Breast (Tegau Eurfron, wife of Caradoc): Her mantle would not serve for any woman who had violated her marriage or her virginity. It would reach to the ground when worn by a faithful woman but ...
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 ...
A cloak is a type of loose garment worn over clothing, mostly but not always as outerwear for outdoor wear, serving the same purpose as an overcoat, protecting the wearer from the weather. It may form part of a uniform. [1] People in many different societies may wear cloaks. Over time cloak designs have changed to match fashion and available ...