Definition of mantling Mantling
man•tling
We found 6 definitions of mantling from 4 different sources.
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What does mantling mean?
Wiktionary 
- mantling (Noun)
The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms . - mantling (Verb)
Present participle of mantle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mantling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mantle - mantling (n.)
The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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mantling
A heraldic ornament depicted as hanging down from the helmet, and behind the escutcheon. It is considered to represent either the cointise (an ornamental scarf which passed round the body and over the shoulder) or the military mantle or robe of estate. When intended for the cointise, it is cut into irregular strips and curls of the most capricious forms, whose contortions are supposed to indicate that it has been torn into that ragged condition in the field of battle. When the mantling is treated as a robe of estate, the bearings of the shield are sometimes embroidered on it. A mantling adjusted so as to form a background for the shield and its accessories constitutes an Achievement of Arms. In British heraldry, the mantling of the sovereign is of gold lined with ermine; that of peers, of crimson velvet lined with ermine. Knights and gentlemen have generally crimson velvet lined with white satin; but sometimes the livery colors are adopted instead, as is generally the practice in continental heraldry.
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🔤- mantling, verb, gerund of mantle (infinitive).
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