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mantling

9.9

Decorative flowing cloth around a helmet on a shield

noun
/ˈmæntəlɪŋ/

Specialized

: manto decorativo

In medieval art, mantling often appears as flowing fabric around helmets.

Examples

The mantling was exquisite.
The knight's shield was adorned with elaborate mantling in red and gold.
The family crest featured blue mantling to symbolize loyalty and truth.
Look at that mantling!
The knight's helmet was adorned with intricate mantling that flowed elegantly down its sides.
In the painting, the majestic lion was depicted with regal mantling draped around its neck.
The herald displayed his family crest, complete with beautiful mantling surrounding the shield.

Antonyms

plainness

1 3.5

Being simple and without decoration

How Decorative

ornamentation

6 4.9

mantling

Specialized

9.9

drapery

13 4.6

Surface Forms

mantling singular

mantlings plural

Morphology

mantling = mantle (semi-transparent) = mantle + ing

The word is clearly built on 'mantle' with '-ing', but the heraldic sense is specialized and not fully predictable from the base alone.

Etymology

Mantling comes from an old word for a 'cloak', the same root as English mantle. So in heraldry mantling is the decorative cloth or flowing 'cloak' shown around a helmet.