Mantle Very Common

Mantle has 13 different meanings across 3 categories:

Definitions

Noun

the cloak as a symbol of authority

"place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"

mantle

United States baseball player (1931-1997)

"No one in Major League Baseball has ever been named Mantle but the legendary center fielder who played for the New York Yankees."

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the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

"Scientists use seismic waves to study the mantle, which is the thick layer of rock lying between Earth's outer crust and its molten core."

mantle

anything that covers

"there was a blanket of snow"

blanket mantle

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

"The snail's mantle is actively secreting calcium carbonate to repair the crack in its shell after it was damaged by a predator."

mantle pallium

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

"The firewood sat neatly on the marble mantle while the flames danced below it."

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

"She pulled the heavy velvet mantle across the window to block out the harsh morning sun."

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a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

"She draped her elegant mantle over her shoulders as she entered the ballroom."

cape mantle

A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. (Compare mantum.)

"The new bishop donned his embroidered mantle as he prepared to lead the service at the cathedral."

Verb

spread over a surface, like a mantle

"The fresh snow quickly settled and spread over the forest floor like a thick white mantle."

mantle

cover like a mantle

"The ivy mantles the building"

mantle

To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.

"She draped a heavy velvet mantle over her shoulders to hide the fact that she was wearing an old coat underneath."

Proper Noun

A surname.

"Many historians debate whether the famous scientist Mantle discovered the phenomenon on his own or if he merely popularized it under his name."

Example Sentences

"place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders" noun

"there was a blanket of snow" noun

"The ivy mantles the building" verb