Blue-mantle
noun
one of the four pursuivants of the British College of Arms
Historical Examples
Historic Girlhoods Rupert S. Holland
The Magic World Edith Nesbit
Johnny Ludlow, Third Series Mrs. Henry Wood
The Quest Frederik van Eeden
The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals Ann S. Stephens
The Lady of the Lake Sir Walter Scott
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas James Fenimore Cooper
From a Swedish Homestead Selma Lagerlf
The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals Ann S. Stephens
The Nigger Of The “Narcissus” Joseph Conrad
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