English to English
mantle
('m/&/nt/-/l
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noun (n)
- the cloak as a symbol of authority(noun.communication)Example:
Place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders.
source: wordnet30 - United States baseball player (1931-1997)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell(noun.body)source: wordnet30
- shelf that projects from wall above fireplace(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- spread over a surface, like a mantle(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- cover like a mantle(verb.contact)Example:
The ivy mantles the building.
source: wordnet30 - To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise.(verb)source: webster1913
- To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively.(verb)source: webster1913