mantle
noun
[ ˈmant(ə)l ]
• a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women.
• "she was wrapped tightly in her mantle"
Similar:
cloak,
cape,
shawl,
wrap,
stole,
pelisse,
pelerine,
poncho,
serape,
mantlet,
• an important role or responsibility that passes from one person to another.
• "the second son has now assumed his father's mantle"
Similar:
role,
burden,
onus,
duty,
responsibility,
function,
position,
capacity,
task,
job,
• a fragile mesh cover fixed round a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., to give an incandescent light when heated.
• the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks (mainly peridotite).
• "magmas erupted at mid-ocean ridges are derived from the upper mantle"
mantle
verb
• cloak or envelop.
• "heavy mists mantled the forested slopes"
Similar:
cover,
envelop,
veil,
cloak,
curtain,
shroud,
swathe,
wrap,
blanket,
screen,
cloud,
conceal,
hide,
disguise,
mask,
obscure,
surround,
overlay,
clothe,
enshroud,
• (of a bird of prey on the ground or on a perch) spread the wings and tail so as to cover captured prey.
• "the female Goshawk is feeding while mantling with spread wings over her prey"
Origin:
Old English mentel, from Latin mantellum ‘cloak’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French mantel .
mantle
noun
• variant spelling of mantel.
mantel
noun
• a mantelpiece or mantelshelf.
Origin:
mid 16th century: specialized use of mantle1.
