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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The Goldwell Open Air Museum, next to the skeletal buildings of Rhyolite Ghost Town, is a large-scale sculpture installation created by a group of Belgian artists that’s complete with ghostly figures wearing white cloaks.—
Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
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My freshman-year college roommate brought an entire underbed storage tub full of medieval costumes (multiple petticoats and cloaks).—
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Red capes like that are actually historically accurate for the era, though our cape isn’t particularly historically accurate.—
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The star also shared an adorable photo of the family’s matching Halloween costume, sharing an image of her, Luai, and Shammas wearing Batman costumes with masks and capes.—
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“Manteaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manteaus. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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