What is to spread out; -- said of wings. The swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows. Milton called?
mantle — To spread out; -- said of wings. The swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows. Milton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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