English Dictionary

bishop's mantle

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bishop, mantle. / A tippet (shoulder protection), often with a collar and/or cape, of mail.

The bishop's mantle was adorned with intricate embroidery.

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bishop, mantle.

意味（2）

A tippet (shoulder protection), often with a collar and/or cape, of mail.

The second illustration shows a case devoted to the equipment of the Landsknecht soldiers, that famous body […] High up in the centre is a chain mail tippet or Bishop's mantle, so frequently depicted by the engravers […]