MANTLE

• (noun) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

  synonyms : cape

  His mantle was delicately embroidered. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

  synonyms : curtain , drape , drapery , pall

  A thick blue pall covered the casement window. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

  "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"

  synonyms : chimneypiece , mantel , mantelpiece , mantlepiece

• (noun) (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

  synonyms : pallium

  In molluscs, the mantle often resembles a cloak because the edges of the mantle extend far beyond the main part of the body. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) the cloak as a symbol of authority

  "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"

  The old leader wanted to place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) anything that covers

  "there was a blanket of snow"

  synonyms : blanket

• (noun) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

  The Earth's mantle is approximately 2,900 km thick. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) United States baseball player (1931-1997)

  synonyms : mickey charles mantle , mickey mantle

  Mantle was a famous baseball player. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) cover like a mantle

  "The ivy mantles the building"

• (verb) spread over a surface, like a mantle

  The snow mantled the mountain completely. -added by naila_inlas

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