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Definitions for Mantle

[1] a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
[2] something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness.
[3] Geology . the portion of the earth, about 1800 miles (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the core. Compare core1(def 10) , crust(def 6) .
[4] Zoology . a single or paired outgrowth of the body wall that lines the inner surface of the valves of the shell in mollusks and brachiopods.
[5] a chemically prepared, incombustible network hood for a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., that, when the jet or wick is lighted, becomes incandescent and gives off a brilliant light.
[6] Ornithology . the back, scapular, and inner wing plumage, especially when of the same color and distinct from other plumage.
[7] mantel.
[8] Metallurgy . a continuous beam set on a ring of columns and supporting the upper brickwork of a blast furnace in such a way that the brickwork of the hearth and bosh may be readily replaced.
[9] to cover with or as if with a mantle; envelop; conceal.
[10] to spread or cover a surface, as a blush over the face.
[11] to flush; blush.
[12] (of a hawk) to spread out one wing and then the other over the corresponding outstretched leg.
[13] to be or become covered with a coating, as a liquid; foam: The champagne mantled in the glass.
[14] Mickey (Charles), 1931–95, U.S. baseball player.
[15] (Robert) Burns, 1873–1948, U.S. journalist.
[16] a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
[17] Also called mantelshelf. a shelf above a fireplace opening.
[18] archaic a loose wrap or cloak
[19] such a garment regarded as a symbol of someone's power or authority he assumed his father's mantle
[20] anything that covers completely or envelops a mantle of snow
[21] a small dome-shaped or cylindrical mesh impregnated with cerium or thorium nitrates, used to increase illumination in a gas or oil lamp
[22] Also called: pallium zoology a protective layer of epidermis in molluscs that secretes a substance forming the shell a similar structure in brachiopods
[23] ornithol the feathers of the folded wings and back, esp when these are of a different colour from the remaining feathers
[24] geology the part of the earth between the crust and the core, accounting for more than 82% of the earth's volume (but only 68% of its mass) and thought to be composed largely of peridotite See also asthenosphere
[25] a less common spelling of mantel
[26] anatomy another word for pallium (def. 3)
[27] a clay mould formed around a wax model which is subsequently melted out
[28] (tr) to envelop or supply with a mantle
[29] to spread over or become spread over the trees were mantled with snow
[30] (tr) (of the face, cheeks) to become suffused with blood; flush
[31] (intr) falconry (of a hawk or falcon) to spread the wings and tail over food
[32] a wooden or stone frame around the opening of a fireplace, together with its decorative facing
[33] Also called: mantel shelf a shelf above this frame

Words related to Mantle

veil, covering, blanket, cape, wrap, curtain, screen, pallium

Words nearby Mantle

mantinea, mantis, mantis shrimp, mantispid, mantissa, mantle, mantle plume, mantle radiotherapy, mantle rock, mantlepiece, mantlet

Origin of Mantle

el1480–90; earlier mantell mantelet; variant of mantle

Words that may be confused with Mantle

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, mantelmantel, mantle

Other words from Mantle

un·man·tled , adjective

Word origin for Mantle

elC15: from French, variant of mantle

Synonyms for Mantle

veil, blanket, cape, covering, curtain, pallium, screen, wrap