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manta
[< Sp.]
West, Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a strong, water-proof sheet used to protect a pack.
See: mantle
Quotations
1912
Around him in a horseshoe stood fifty complete aparajeos, each with . . . sovran helmo and cinchas, sweat pad, blanket, and corona, while the head-ropes strapped the mantas over all.