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Mantelet

A short cloak formerly worn by knights.

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Cape 76% connected

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

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Mantle 76% connected

A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.

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Shelter 76% connected

That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.

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Mantilla 92% connected

A lady's light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mantlet 92% connected

See Mantelet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Arena noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bowl noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Ailette noun · 78% connection

A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet.

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Alb noun · 78% connection

A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orde…

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Assize noun · 78% connection

An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public busi…

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Baronet noun · 78% connection

A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Gar…

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Barret noun · 78% connection

A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also barret cap. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.

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Beauseant noun · 78% connection

The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.

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Brooch noun · 78% connection

An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, cloak, formerly, worn, knights.
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Burnous noun · 78% connection

A combination cloak and hood worn by women.

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Cardinal adjective · 78% connection

A woman's short cloak with a hood.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, cloak, formerly, worn, knights.
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Chess noun · 78% connection

A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, cloak, formerly, worn, knights.
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Chivalry noun · 78% connection

A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.

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Chlamys noun · 78% connection

A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, cloak, formerly, worn, knights.
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Collar noun · 78% connection

An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order.

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Cope noun · 78% connection

An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at…

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