mantling

[mant-ling]

noun

Heraldry.

1. a decorative piece of cloth represented as hanging from a torse so as to cover the sides and rear of a helmet and often so as to frame the escutcheon below.

mantling

/ ˈmæntlɪŋ /

noun

1. heraldry the drapery or scrollwork around a shield

Word History and Origins

Origin of mantling¹

First recorded in 1500–10; mantle + -ing ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of mantling¹

C16: from _mantle

Example Sentences

This gesture is called “mantling,” and it’s a fine description of reading Mantel’s work.

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As he gobbled the bloody morsel, he spread his wings, fanned his tail and arched his body over the food — an instinct known as mantling, protecting the prey from other predators.

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The hawklet then covered the entire meal with his wings, a behavior known as mantling, which hawks employ to hide their kills from other birds of prey who might be flying by.

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He saw the superb polish, the fresh padding, and the new mantling set behind.

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Still, there’s something undeniably cathartic about gliding along ramps that feel like racetrack curves, mantling and vaulting between platforms while dispatching bad guys with the panache of a boss.

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