Brewer's: Curtmantle

The surname of Henry II. He introduced the Anjou mantle, which was shorter than the robe worn by his predecessors. (1133, 1154-1189.) (See Caracalla.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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