4-474: A visite is a specific type of woman's outer garment similar to a mantle or wrap . It was particularly popular in the late 19th century, being specifically designed to accommodate the then fashionable bustle . The visite replaced the huge shawls that had previously been worn over large crinoline skirts, combining shawl and coat elements, and was even on occasion made using shawls that were valuable but no longer fashionable. This fashion -related article
8-465: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mantle (clothing) A mantle (from old French mantel , from mantellum , the Latin term for a cloak ) is a type of loose garment usually worn over indoor clothing to serve the same purpose as an overcoat . Technically, the term describes a long, loose cape -like cloak worn from the 12th to the 16th century by both sexes, although by
12-466: The 19th century, it was used to describe any loose-fitting, shaped outer garment similar to a cape. For example, the dolman , a 19th-century cape-like woman's garment with partial sleeves is often described as a mantle. In English, the idiom "to take up/pick up/assume the mantle" is from the Bible , and means to take a position of authority, leadership or responsibility in a particular area, especially in
16-461: The sense of carrying on for a previous figure. The most notable appearance in the Bible is in 2 Kings 2 :13, where Elisha takes up Elijah 's mantle ( Hebrew : אדרת ’addereṯ ). A variation on the mantle is the mantelet (also spelled mantelot and mantlet ), typically describing a short version of the mantle. The term appears as early as 1386, in " The Knight's Tale " by Geoffrey Chaucer . In
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