Man·tle (m n tl), Mickey Charles 1931-1995. American baseball player. One of the greatest sluggers of the game, he played center field for the New York Yankees (1951-1968) and hit 536 home runs. |
| man·tle (mntl) 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). 3. Variant of mantel. 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 [ˈmæntəl]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) Archaic a loose wrap or cloak
2. such a garment regarded as a symbol of someone's power or authority he assumed his father's mantle
3. anything that covers completely or envelops a mantle of snow
4. (Engineering / General Engineering) a small dome-shaped or cylindrical mesh impregnated with cerium or thorium nitrates, used to increase illumination in a gas or oil lamp
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also called pallium Zoology
a. a protective layer of epidermis in molluscs that secretes a substance forming the shell
b. a similar structure in brachiopods
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Ornithol the feathers of the folded wings and back, esp when these are of a different colour from the remaining feathers
7. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology the part of the earth between the crust and the core, accounting for more than 82% of the earth's volume (but only 68% of its mass) and thought to be composed largely of peridotite See also asthenosphere
8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a less common spelling of mantel
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another word for pallium [3]
10. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a clay mould formed around a wax model which is subsequently melted out
vb
1. (tr) to envelop or supply with a mantle
2. to spread over or become spread over the trees were mantled with snow
3. (tr) (of the face, cheeks) to become suffused with blood; flush
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Falconry) (intr) Falconry (of a hawk or falcon) to spread the wings and tail over food
[via Old French from Latin mantellum, diminutive of mantum 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 core layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle lower mantle - the deeper part of the mantle upper mantle - the upper part of the mantle | |
| 4. | mantle - anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" | |
| 5. | mantle - (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals | |
| 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 shorter chlamys - 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" spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" |
mantle
noun
1. role, job, position, post, responsibility, task, duty, function, capacity, burden, onus She has the intellectual form to take up the mantle of leadership.
Translations
mantle [ˈmæntl]
A. N
2. (= gas mantle) → manguito m incandescente, camisa f incandescente
3. (archaic) (= cloak) → manto m
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