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man·tle (m n tl)n.1. A loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; a cloak. 2. Something that covers, envelops, or conceals: "On a summer night . . . a mantle of dust hangs over the gravel roads" John Dollard. 4. The outer covering of a wall. 5. A zone of hot gases around a flame. 6. A device in gas lamps consisting of a sheath of threads that gives off brilliant illumination when heated by the flame. 7. Anatomy The cerebral cortex. 8. Geology The layer of the earth between the crust and the core. 9. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace above the hearth. 10. The wings, shoulder feathers, and back of a bird when differently colored from the rest of the body. 11. Zoology a. A fold or pair of folds of the body wall that lines the shell and secretes the substance that forms the shell in mollusks and brachiopods. b. The soft outer wall lining the shell of a tunicate or barnacle. v. man·tled, man·tling, man·tles v.tr. To cover with or as if with a mantle; conceal. See Synonyms at clothe. v.intr.1. To spread or become extended over a surface. 2. To become covered with a coating, as scum or froth on the surface of a liquid. 3. To be overspread by blushes or colors: a face that was mantled in joy.
[Middle English, from Old English mentel and from Old French mantel, both from Latin mantellum.] |
mantle Noun 1. Old-fashioned a loose wrap or cloak 2. anything that covers completely or envelops: a mantle of snow covered the ground 3. the responsibilities and duties which go with a particular job or position: he refuses to accept the mantle of leader 4. a small mesh dome used to increase illumination in a gas or oil lamp by becoming incandescent 5. Geol the part of the earth between the crust and the core Verb [-tling, -tled] to spread over or become spread over: mountains mantled in lush vegetation [Latin mantellum little cloak]
mantle (mntl)1. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. It is about 2,900 km (1,798 mi) thick and consists mainly of magnesium-iron silicate minerals, such as olivine and pyroxene. It has an upper, partially molten part, which is about 660 km (409 mi) thick, and a lower, solid part. The upper mantle is the source of magma and volcanic lava. 2. The layer of soft tissue that covers the body of a clam, oyster, or other mollusk and secretes the material that forms the shell. |
Mantle a covering; a quantity of furs of 30 to 100, depending on the size of the skins. Examples: mantle of darkness; of fox skins, 1545; of furs, 1490; of ivy, 1829; of meekness, 1526; of deep obscurity, 1526; of prudence, 1430; of silence; of skins; of snow; of white kid, 1549.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  mantle - the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance | | 2. | Mantle - United States baseball player (1931-1997) | | 3. | mantle - the layer of the earth between the crust and the corelayer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another | | 4. | mantle - anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" | | 5. | mantle - (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shellepidermis, cuticle - the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates | | 6. |  mantle - shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"fireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires" shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects | | 7. |  mantle - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)screen, blind - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" drop cloth, drop curtain, drop - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery eyelet, eyehole - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar festoon - a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves frontal - a drapery that covers the front of an altar furnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable portiere - a heavy curtain hung across a doorway shower curtain - a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area theater curtain, theatre curtain - a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance | | 8. | mantle - a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorterchlamys - a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece cloak - a loose outer garment pelisse - a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur tippet - a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten | | Verb | 1. | mantle - spread over a surface, like a mantle | | 2. | mantle - cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building" |
mantle noun 1. covering, cover, screen, cloud, curtain, envelope, blanket, veil, shroud, canopy, pall verb 3. cover, hide, blanket, cloud, wrap, screen, mask, disguise, veil, cloak, shroud, envelop, overspread  Translationsmantle [ˈmæntl] n → manto
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