DCHP-1 Online
manta [< Sp.] West, Obs. 
n. a strong, water-proof sheet used to protect a pack.
See also: mantle
- 1912 Around him in a horseshoe stood fifty complete aparajeos, each with . . . sovran helmo and cinchas, sweat pad, blanket, and corona, while the head-ropes strapped the mantas over all.
- 1912 Around him in a horseshoe stood fifty complete aparajeos, each with . . . sovran helmo and cinchas, sweat pad, blanket, and corona, while the head-ropes strapped the mantas over all.