1. Noun
A large, square, woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment.
2. Noun
A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall.
3. Noun
The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle.
4. Noun
The mantle of a bird.
5. Noun
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
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