bishop's mantle

Noun

 * 1) A tippet (shoulder protection), often with a collar and/or cape, of mail.
 * 2) * 1925, Royal Ontario Museum. Division of Art and Archaeology, Bulletin, Issues 3-5; Issues 7-11, page 18:
 * The second illustration shows a case devoted to the equipment of the "Landsknecht" soldiers, that famous body High up in the centre is a chain mail tippet or "Bishop's mantle," so frequently depicted by the engravers
 * The second illustration shows a case devoted to the equipment of the "Landsknecht" soldiers, that famous body High up in the centre is a chain mail tippet or "Bishop's mantle," so frequently depicted by the engravers