Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . hielding their bodies from theinclemencies of the weather in outposts, etc., and forspreading over their heads, by means of poles, whentliey occasionally halt, and take a jiosition. Theiliintrnv. irArtHis was a round shield much usedduring the tifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A kind of shielil, anciently fixed up-on tJie tops of sliijis as a cover for archers. MANTLE.—A long flowing robe, worn in the Mid-dle Ages over the armor, and fastened by a fibula infront, or at the right shoulder. The mantle is an im-por
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . hielding their bodies from theinclemencies of the weather in outposts, etc., and forspreading over their heads, by means of poles, whentliey occasionally halt, and take a jiosition. Theiliintrnv. irArtHis was a round shield much usedduring the tifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A kind of shielil, anciently fixed up-on tJie tops of sliijis as a cover for archers. MANTLE.—A long flowing robe, worn in the Mid-dle Ages over the armor, and fastened by a fibula infront, or at the right shoulder. The mantle is an im-portant part of the oflicial insignia of the various or-ders of knighthood. Ladies of rank wore similarmantles, in many instances decorated with heraldiccharges, in which case the mantle bore either the im-paled arms of the lady and her husband or her hus-bands arms only. A number of examples may beseen in monumental effigies. MANTLET.—A shield placed over the mouth of anemhrasurc to prevent musketry bullets and frag-nunls of shells from Uying throigh and injuring.
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