"Tegument" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... tegument is a mantle of cloth, like the preceding, but furnished with large brown feathers, arranged and fashioned with great art, so as to be capable of guarding the living wearer from wet and cold. The plumage is distinct and entire, and the whole bears a near similitude to the feathery cloaks ...
— A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians • H.C. Yarrow |
