 mantle |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the cloak as a symbol of authority | |
| Examples: | "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders" |
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| Related terms: | symbol | |
| 2. | [ noun ] hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | |
| Synonyms: | curtain drapery drape pall | |
| Related terms: | furnishings blind shower_curtain lambrequin portiere frontal festoon theater_curtain drop_curtain | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | |
| Synonyms: | pallium | |
| Related terms: | epidermis zoology | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (baseball,sport,games) United States baseball player (1931-1997) | |
| Synonyms: | mickey_mantle mickey_charles_mantle | |
| Related terms: | ballplayer | |
| 5. | [ noun ] anything that covers | |
| Synonyms: | blanket | |
| Examples: | "there was a blanket of snow" |
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| Related terms: | covering blanket | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the layer of the earth between the crust and the core | |
| Related terms: | layer lithosphere lower_mantle upper_mantle | |
| 7. | [ verb ] cover like a mantle | |
| Examples: | : "The ivy mantles the building" |
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| Related terms: | cover blanket | |
| 8. | [ verb ] spread over a surface, like a mantle | |
| Related terms: | diffuse blanket | |
| 9. | [ noun ] shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | |
| Synonyms: | mantel chimneypiece mantlepiece mantelpiece | |
| Examples: | "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" |
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| Related terms: | shelf fireplace | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 19562 | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (clothing) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | |
| Synonyms: | cape | |
| Related terms: | cloak pelisse mantelet tippet chlamys | |
| Similar spelling: |
mantlet mantled mantelet mannitol mantel Mantyla mantell mantilla Mantelli |
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