Mantle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmæntl|
Brit.
|ˈmænt(ə)l|
noun
- the cloak as a symbol of authority
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- anything that covers (syn: blanket)
- (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell (syn: pallium)
- shelf that projects from wall above fireplace (syn: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece)
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) (syn: curtain, drape, drapery, pall)
- a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter (syn: cape)
place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
- United States baseball player (1931-1997)- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- anything that covers (syn: blanket)
- (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell (syn: pallium)
- shelf that projects from wall above fireplace (syn: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece)
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) (syn: curtain, drape, drapery, pall)
- a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter (syn: cape)
verb
- spread over a surface, like a mantle
- cover like a mantle
- cover like a mantle
The ivy mantles the building
Extra examples
She accepted the mantle of leadership.
...a long black velvet mantle...
...early-morning fog mantled the fields along the river...
The vice-president must now take on the mantle of supreme power.
The mountains were mantled and capped with snow.
Her face mantled with an angry flush.
The ivy mantles the building
...a triad of candlesticks on the mantle...
It is up to Europe to take on the mantle of leadership in environmental issues.
A mantle of snow lay on the trees.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: mantle
he/she/it: mantles
present participle: mantling
past tense: mantled
past participle: mantled
I/you/we/they: mantle
he/she/it: mantles
present participle: mantling
past tense: mantled
past participle: mantled
noun
singular: mantle
plural: mantles
singular: mantle
plural: mantles
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