Mantle
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Historical Garment
Mantle used this way refers to a garment with historical roots, often seen in medieval contexts. The knight wore a red mantle bearing his family's crest.
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Elegance and Status
Mantles can symbolize elegance or high status, typically in formal or fantasy settings such as literature. At the ball, she wore a velvet mantle edged with gold.
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Metaphorical Usage
Mantle may be used metaphorically to mean protection or covering, not always a physical item. The forest was under a mantle of snow.