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单词 footmantle
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Definition of footmantle in English:

footmantle

noun ˈfʊtˌmantl
  • 1An overgarment worn by women to protect clothing, especially when riding a horse. Now rare (historical in later use).

  • 2A large, richly decorated cloth laid over the back of a horse; = foot-cloth. Now chiefly historical and rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From foot + mantle.

 
 

Definition of footmantle in US English:

footmantle

nounˈfʊtˌmantl
  • 1An overgarment worn by women to protect clothing, especially when riding a horse. Now rare (historical in later use).

  • 2A large, richly decorated cloth laid over the back of a horse; = foot-cloth. Now chiefly historical and rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From foot + mantle.

 
 
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