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mantle

Nouns

• (n) the cloak as a symbol of authority
  • place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
• (n) United States baseball player (1931-1997) Mickey Charles Mantle, Mickey Mantle,
• (n) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
• (n) anything that covers
  • there was a blanket of snow
  blanket,
• (n) (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell pallium,
• (n) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
  • in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
  chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece,
• (n) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) curtain, drape, drapery, pall,
• (n) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter cape,

Verbs

• (v) spread over a surface, like a mantle
• (v) cover like a mantle
  • The ivy mantles the building

Synonyms

Mickey Charles Mantle Mickey Mantle blanket pallium chimneypiece mantel mantelpiece mantlepiece curtain drape drapery pall cape

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