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n. (obsolete form of manteau English)
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Manto is a didactic poem written in Latin in the 1480s by the Italian poet and humanist Poliziano . In it Poliziano pairs the goddesses of Revenge and Fate-- Nemesis and Fortuna —to introduce the works of Virgil . Poliziano collected Manto with three other ...
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Manto \Man"to\, n. [It. or Sp. manto, abbrev., from L. mantelum. See Mantle .] See Manteau . [Obs.] --Bailey.
Usage examples of manto.
City By Lorenzo Carcaterra Back Cover: Giancarlo Lo Manto is the toughest cop on the toughest beat in Europe a detective in the Naples homicide squad, dedicated to bringing down the mob.
In the highest towers on the most expensive streets in New York City, Lo Manto is becoming a problem.
When Lo Manto learns his teenage niece, Paula, has gone missing in Manhattan, the two worlds, the two cities, are set to collide.
Giancarlo Lo Manto said that final prayer to his father with tears falling down the sides of his face, his lower lip trembling, head bowed, eyes closed.
Lo Manto pulled a folded note from his shirt pocket and kept it hidden in the palm of his right hand.
Lo Manto then stood and walked out of the room as silently as he had entered.
Naples, Italy Summer 2003 Giancarlo Lo Manto had his back against a ragged stone wall, a nine-millimeter gun in his hands, one bullet slipped into the chamber.
Lo Manto opened his eyes and looked at the two men standing across the hall.
Lo Manto glanced at his watch, then looked back up at the two officers and nodded.
They moved to either side of the door and waited, hands wrapped around their weapons, eyes on Lo Manto, backs jammed hard against the wall.
Lo Manto leaned his body into the apartment door and banged on it three times with the butt end of his gun.
Lo Manto took three steps back, stretched out his arms, and pointed his gun at the middle of the door.
Lo Manto had experienced a lifetime of these situations during his seventeen years on the Naples police force, the last eight working perhaps the most dangerous beat in all of Europe, the homicide division.
It was during those moments of high tension, with lives on the line and where any one decision could prove fatal, mat Lo Manto was most in control and in command.
Lo Manto rolled onto his knees and came up staring at four men, one on the floor and three spread across a tiny dining area, each with a gun in hand, cocked and pointed down at him.