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mantle

/mˈæntəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. the cloak as a symbol of authority
    “place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders”
  2. United States baseball player (1931-1997)
  3. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  4. anything that covers
    “there was a blanket of snow”
  5. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
  6. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
  7. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  8. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

verb

  1. spread over a surface, like a mantle
  2. cover like a mantle
    “The ivy mantles the building”

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