One would have said that the world, shaking off and rejecting its old age, was covering itself with a white mantle of churches.

In a minute the ground was covered with a white mantle, and again not one small bloom remained on the trees.

'The white mantle' refers to his coat of arms (as shown to the right).

He pulled it out again and a scarlet stain flowed down her white mantle.

The Madonna wears a blue dress, white mantle and a jewel-encrusted crown.

Strange, the beauty of the ruined old city under the cold, white mantle of snow!

Instead, he produced a long white mantle and a pair of sandals.

He addressed a tall man who wore a humble white mantle.

"You cannot think they are mine," the lady replied, smoothing her soft white mantle with slender hands.

What happened was that a messenger came across the lake from Texcoco, wearing the white mantle of mourning.