mantevil Obs. exc. Hist.
Also 9 corruptly mandevil(l)e.
[Perh. a mistake for some form of manteel.]
A loose coat formerly worn by soldiers and menservants. (Cf. mandilion.)
| 1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. 96/2 A Mandilion, or Madilion, or of old a Mantevil. 1834 J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 267 Coats and jerkins,..some loose, which they called mandillians. [Note] Mandevilles, which Randal Holmes describes as a loose hanging garment. 1860 Fairholt Costume Gloss. (ed. 2) 526 Mandevile, or Mandilion. |