as in cloaks
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
Muslim women in loose black manteaus
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Noun
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There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025 -
While invisibility cloaks are a gee-whiz application, metamaterials now offer real-world commercial applications such as new antenna technologies for mobile phones.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Dec. 2018
Noun
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Hats, belts, gloves, tassels, sunglasses, capes, ties, pendants (the list goes on)—each offered a chance to highlight your own style.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many came with matching tulle capes, some shrunken to cover just the arms, shoulders and neckline, others with billowing side trails.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Manteaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manteaus. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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