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2. Traditional Welsh costume - Wikipedia

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   This was due to the fact that it was very similar to the attire worn by men in England. It consisted of a waistcoat (often of bright colours); a jacket often of blue or grey wool; a neckerchief; a pair of breeches; woollen stockings and a black felt hat, either like a bowler or one with a low, drum-shaped crown with a broad floppy brim.

3. Mantle (monastic vesture) - Wikipedia

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   The mantle worn by a simple monk or nun is black (black being the traditional monastic color, symbolizing mourning over one's sins and a reminder of the vow of poverty), joined at the neck and hanging down to the feet. In the Russian tradition, the mantle is usually pleated (33 pleats for the number of years in the earthly life of Jesus). It ...

4. Mantle (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   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 the 19th century, it was used to ...

5. Christmas stocking - Wikipedia

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   A filled Christmas stocking. A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that is hung on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve so that Saint Nicholas (or the related figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives.

6. Stocking - Wikipedia

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   Knee highs: Stockings that terminate at or just barely below the knee. Also known as half-stockings, trouser socks, or socks. Matte: Stockings which have a dull or non-lustre finish. Mock seam: A false seam sewn into the back of a seamless stocking. Nude heel: Stockings without reinforcement in the heel area.

7. Mantle and pavilion (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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   Mantle with a pavilion on top Free-hanging baldachin as a ciborium over the altar of Saint Gummarus in Lier. In heraldry, a mantle is a symbol of sovereign power and is generally reserved for royalty. In some cases, its use has also been granted to other nobles, in recognition of particular merits.