mantle in English dictionary

  • mantle

    Meanings and definitions of "mantle"

    • (transitive) To cover or conceal (something).
    • (intransitive) To become covered or concealed.
    • A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. [from 9th c.]
    • (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else. [from 9th c.]
    • (zoology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted. [from 15th c.]
    • The zone of hot gases around a flame; the gauzy incandescent covering of a gas lamp. [from 19th c.]
    • (anatomy) The cerebral cortex. [from 19th c.]
    • (geology) The layer between the Earth's core and crust. [from 20th c.]
    • A fireplace shelf; Alternative spelling of mantel.
    • noun
      A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. ( Compare [i]mantum.[/i]) [from 9th c.]
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak. [from 9th c.]
    • noun
      (zoology)
      The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted. [from 15th c.]
    • noun
      (zoology)
      The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
    • noun
      The zone of hot gases around a flame.
    • noun
      A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. ( So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a [i]mantel.[/i]) [from 19th c.]
    • noun
      The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
    • noun
      A penstock for a water wheel.
    • noun
      (anatomy)
      The cerebral cortex. [from 19th c.]
    • noun
      (geology)
      The layer between the Earth's core and crust. [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      A fireplace shelf; Alternative spelling of [i]mantel[/i]
    • noun
      (heraldry)
      A mantling.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become covered or concealed.
    • verb
      (of face, cheeks) To flush.
    • A zone in the Earth's interior between the crust and the core that is 2,900 kilometers (1,740 miles) thick.
    • clothing like an open robe or cloak
    • figurative: anything that covers or conceals something else
    • zoology: body wall of a mollusc
    • incandescent gauze in a gas lamp
    • anatomy: cerebral cortex
    • geology: layer of the Earth
    • noun
      anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"
    • noun
      a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
    • noun
      hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
    • noun
      shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
    • noun
      the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
    • noun
      the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
    • noun
      (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
    • verb
      cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"
    • verb
      spread over a surface, like a mantle

    Synonyms of "mantle" in English dictionary

    epidermis, furnishing, drapery are the top synonyms of "mantle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of mantle

    • mantle ( third-person singular simple present mantles, present participle mantling, simple past and past participle mantled)
    • mantle ( plural  mantles)
    • mantle (plural mantles)
    • mantle (third-person singular simple present mantles, present participle mantling, simple past and past participle mantled)
  • Mantle

    Meanings and definitions of "mantle"

    • A surname.
    • proper
      A surname.
    • noun
      United States baseball player (1931-1997)

    Synonyms of "mantle" in English dictionary

    Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle are the top synonyms of "mantle" in the English thesaurus.

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