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mantēle (mantīle ), is, n., and mantēlĭum (mantīlĭum ), ii, n. manus and tela, properly a cloth for the hand,
I.a towel, napkin.
I. Lit.: “mantelium, ubi manus terguntur,” Varr. L. L. 6, § 85 Müll.: “tonsisque ferunt mantelia villis,” Verg. A. 1, 702 (v. l. mantilia); id. G. 4, 377; Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 12.—
II. Transf., a table-cloth (postclass.): “mantelia nunc pro operiendis mensis sunt: quae, ut nomen ipsum indicat, olim tergendis manibus praebebantur,” Isid. Orig. 19, 266; in form mantile, Treb. Galb. 16, 3.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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