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Manling vs Mantling - What's the difference?

manling | mantling |

As nouns the difference between manling and mantling

is that manling is a little man; a man of short stature while mantling is (heraldry) the representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms.

As a verb mantling is

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manling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A little man; a man of short stature.
  • * 1641 , , Timber, or Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter :
    • Again, a man so gracious and in high favour with the Emperor, as Augustus often called him his witty manling (for the littleness of his stature), and, if we may trust antiquity, had designed him for a secretary of estate, and invited him to the palace, which he modestly prayed off and refused.
  • (literary) A young man; a boy.
  • * 1894 , , " Kaa's Hunting", ''The Jungle Book:
    • "Hah!" said Kaa with a chuckle, "he has friends everywhere, this manling'. Stand back, ' manling . And hide you, O Poison People. I break down the wall."
  • * 1965 , , Dune , Berkley (2005), ISBN 9780441013593, page 68:
    • "Before I do your bidding, manling ," Mapes said, "I must cleanse the way between us.

    Synonyms

    * (little man) * (boy) See also .

    mantling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (heraldry) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms.

    • Synonyms

    * lambrequin