Dictionary definition · Mantle
noun
- United States baseball player (1931-1997)
- the cloak as a symbol of authority"place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- anything that covers"there was a blanket of snow"
- (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
- shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
verb
- spread over a surface, like a mantle
- cover like a mantle"The ivy mantles the building"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).