mantle

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man⋅tle

[man-tl]

noun, verb, -tled, -tling.

–noun

1.	a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.

2.	something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness.

3.	Geology. the portion of the earth, about 1800 mi. (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the core. Compare core ¹ (def. 10), crust (def. 6).

4.	Zoology. a single or paired outgrowth of the body wall that lines the inner surface of the valves of the shell in mollusks and brachiopods.

5.	a chemically prepared, incombustible network hood for a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., that, when the jet or wick is lighted, becomes incandescent and gives off a brilliant light.

6.	Ornithology. the back, scapular, and inner wing plumage, esp. when of the same color and distinct from other plumage.

mantel.

8.	Metallurgy. a continuous beam set on a ring of columns and supporting the upper brickwork of a blast furnace in such a way that the brickwork of the hearth and bosh may be readily replaced.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to cover with or as if with a mantle; envelop; conceal.

–verb (used without object)

10.	to spread or cover a surface, as a blush over the face.

11.	to flush; blush.

12.	(of a hawk) to spread out one wing and then the other over the corresponding outstretched leg.

13.	to be or become covered with a coating, as a liquid; foam: The champagne mantled in the glass.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME mantel, OE mæntel < L mantellum

Synonyms:
2. veil, cover, blanket, screen, cloak.

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Man⋅tle

[man-tl]

–noun

1.	Mickey (Charles), 1931–95, U.S. baseball player.

2.	(Robert) Burns, 1873–1948, U.S. journalist.

man⋅tel

[man-tl]

–noun

1.	a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.

2.	Also called mantelshelf. a shelf above a fireplace opening.

Also, mantle.

Also called man⋅tel⋅piece [man-tl-pees]

, mantlepiece.

Origin:
1480–90; earlier mantell mantelet; var. of mantle

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man·tel also man·tle (mān'tl)

An ornamental facing around a fireplace. Also called regionally mantelpiece.
The protruding shelf over a fireplace. Also called mantelpiece, mantelshelf; also called regionally fireboard.

[Middle English mantel, as in mantiltre, beam over fireplace opening (perhaps from its use for drying wet clothing); see manteltree.]

man·tle (mān'tl)

A loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; a cloak.
Something that covers, envelops, or conceals: "On a summer night . . . a mantle of dust hangs over the gravel roads" (John Dollard).
Variant of mantel.
The outer covering of a wall.
A zone of hot gases around a flame.
A device in gas lamps consisting of a sheath of threads that gives off brilliant illumination when heated by the flame.
Anatomy The cerebral cortex.
Geology The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace above the hearth.
The wings, shoulder feathers, and back of a bird when differently colored from the rest of the body.
Zoology
1. 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.
2. 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.

To spread or become extended over a surface.
To become covered with a coating, as scum or froth on the surface of a liquid.
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.]

Man·tle (mān'tl)

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.

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Mantle

Man"tle\, n. [OE. mantel, OF. mantel, F. manteau, fr. L. mantellum, mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. mantele, mantile, towel, napkin); prob. from manus hand + the root of tela cloth. See Manual, Textile, and cf. Mandil, Mantel, Mantilla.]

1. A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.

[The] children are clothed with mantles of satin. --Bacon.

The green mantle of the standing pool. --Shak.

Now Nature hangs her mantle green On every blooming tree. --Burns.

2. (Her.) Same as Mantling.

3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of Buccinum, and Byssus. (b) Any free, outer membrane. (c) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.

4. (Arch.) A mantel. See Mantel.

5. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth. --Raymond.

6. (Hydraulic Engin.) A penstock for a water wheel.

Mantle

Man"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mantled; p. pr. & vb. n. Mantling.] To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise. --Shak.

Mantle

Man"tle\, v. i. 1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively.

Ne is there hawk which mantleth on her perch. --Spenser.

Or tend his sparhawk mantling in her mew. --Bp. Hall.

My frail fancy fed with full delight. Doth bathe in bliss, and mantleth most at ease. --Spenser.

2. To spread out; -- said of wings.

The swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows. --Milton.

3. To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool.

Though mantled in her cheek the blood. --Sir W. Scott.

4. To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.

There is a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond. --Shak.

Nor bowl of wassail mantle warm. --Tennyson.

mantle

The region of the interior of the Earth between the core (on its inner surface) and the crust (on its outer).

Note: The mantle is more than two thousand miles thick and accounts for more than three-quarters of the volume of the Earth.

mantle

O.E. mentel "loose, sleeveless cloak," from L. mantellum "cloak," perhaps from a Celtic source. Reinforced and altered 12c. by O.Fr. mantel (Fr. manteau), from the L. source. Allusive use for "symbol of literary authority or artistic pre-eminence" is from Elijah's mantle [2 Kings ii.13]. As a layer of the earth between the crust and core (though not originally distinguished from the core) it is attested from 1940. The verb meaning "to wrap as in a mantle" is attested from c.1450.

Main Entry: man·tle
Pronunciation: 'man-t^&l
Function: noun
1 : something that covers, enfolds, or envelops
2 : CEREBRAL CORTEX

mantle man·tle (mān'tl)
n.

A covering layer of tissue.
See pallium.

mantle (mān'tl) Pronunciation Key

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.
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

(1.) Heb. 'addereth, a large over-garment. This word is used of Elijah's mantle (1 Kings 19:13, 19; 2 Kings 2:8, 13, etc.), which was probably a sheepskin. It appears to have been his only garment, a strip of skin or leather binding it to his loins. _'Addereth_ twice occurs with the epithet "hairy" (Gen. 25:25; Zech. 13:4, R.V.). It is the word denoting the "goodly Babylonish garment" which Achan coveted (Josh. 7:21). (2.) Heb. me'il, frequently applied to the "robe of the ephod" (Ex. 28:4, 31; Lev. 8:7), which was a splendid under tunic wholly of blue, reaching to below the knees. It was woven without seam, and was put on by being drawn over the head. It was worn not only by priests but by kings (1 Sam. 24:4), prophets (15:27), and rich men (Job 1:20; 2:12). This was the "little coat" which Samuel's mother brought to him from year to year to Shiloh (1 Sam. 2:19), a miniature of the official priestly robe. (3.) Semikah, "a rug," the garment which Jael threw as a covering over Sisera (Judg. 4:18). The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else in Scripture. (4.) Maataphoth, plural, only in Isa. 3:22, denoting a large exterior tunic worn by females. (See DRESS.)

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mantle

cloak fashioned from a rectangular piece of cloth, usually sleeveless, of varying width and length, wrapped loosely around the body. Usually worn as an outer garment in the ancient Mediterranean world, it developed in different styles, colours, and materials. The Greek chlamys (worn only by men) was a short mantle draped around the upper shoulders, pinned on the right shoulder with a brooch. It left the right arm free and was often used by travellers and military men. The Greek himation, draped in various ways, was a larger Greek mantle

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