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   Man·tle

   /ˈman(t)əl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women: "she was wrapped tightly in her mantle" Similar cloakcapeshawlwrapstolerare:pelissepelerineponchoserapearchaic:mantlet
   • ▪ a covering of a specified sort: "the houses were covered with a thick mantle of snow" Similar coveringlayerblanketsheetveilcurtaincanopycovercloakpallshroudscreenmaskcloudoverlayenvelope
   • ▪ a bird's back, scapulars, and wing coverts, especially when of a distinctive color: "many gulls are all white except for dark gray mantle and wings"
   • ▪ an outer or enclosing layer of tissue, especially (in mollusks, cirripedes, and brachiopods) a fold of skin enclosing the viscera and secreting the substance that produces the shell.
   • 2. an important role or responsibility that passes from one person to another: "the second son has now assumed his father's mantle" Similar roleburdenonusdutyresponsibilityfunctionpositioncapacitytaskjob
   • 3. a fragile mesh cover fixed around a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., to give an incandescent light when heated.
   • 4. the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks (mainly peridotite): "magmas erupted at mid-ocean ridges are derived from the upper mantle"
   • ▪ the corresponding part of another planetary body: "the lunar mantle"

   verb

   • 1. clothe in or as if in a mantle; cloak or envelop: literary "heavy mists mantled the forested slopes"
   • ▪ (of blood) suffuse (the face): archaic "a warm pink mounted to the girl's cheeks and mantled her brow"
   • ▪ (of the face) glow with a blush: archaic "her rich face mantling with emotion"
   • ▪ (of a liquid) become covered with a head or froth: archaic "the poison mantled in the bowl"
   • 2. (of a bird of prey on the ground or on a perch) spread the wings and tail so as to cover captured prey: "the female Goshawk is feeding while mantling with spread wings over her prey"

   Word Origin Old Englishmentel, from Latin mantellum ‘cloak’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French mantel.

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   1. [ man -tl ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape. something that covers, envelops, or conceals: The well-known street was made unfamiliar by the mantle of darkness. Synonyms: cloak, screen, blanket, cover, veil. Geology. the portion of the earth, about 1,800 miles (2,900 km) thick, between the crust and the core.

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   Definition of mantle noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMANTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   May 21, 2024 · A mantle is a piece of clothing without sleeves that people used to wear over their other clothes in former times.

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   mantle. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Clothes, Daily life, Technology, Earth sciences man‧tle1 /ˈmæntl/ noun 1 → take on/assume/wear the mantle of something 2 → a mantle of snow/darkness etc 3 [ countable] a loose piece of outer clothing without sleeves, worn especially in former times 4 [ countable] a ...

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   mantle 1. mantle. 1.3 Zoology (in molluscs, cirripedes, and brachiopods) a fold of skin enclosing the viscera and secreting the shell. 3 (also gas mantle) a fragile mesh cover fixed round a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., to give an incandescent light when heated.

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   Define mantle: a loose piece of clothing without sleeves that was worn over other clothes especially in the past—usage, synonyms, more.

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   Jan 11, 2021 · Mantle. Beneath the crust is the mantle. The mantle is made of hot, solid rock. Scientists know this because of seismic waves, meteorites, and the heat that comes from inside the planet. Mantle rock is mostly peridotite, which is rich in iron and magnesium (Figure below). Peridotite is rare at Earth's surface. The rock of the mantle is mostly ...