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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 miles (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the core. Compare core1 (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.
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6.
Ornithology. the back, scapular, and inner wing plumage, especially when of the same color and distinct from other plumage.
7.
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.
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verb (used with object)
9.
to cover with or as if with a mantle; envelop; conceal.

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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:
before 900; Middle English mantel, Old English mæntel < Latin mantellum

Related forms
un·man·tled, adjective

Can be confused: mantel, mantle.

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

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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
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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 mid-15c.
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mantle man·tle (mān'tl)
n.

  1. A covering layer of tissue.

  2. See pallium.

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mantle   (mān'tl)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. 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.

  2. The layer of soft tissue that covers the body of a clam, oyster, or other mollusk and secretes the material that forms the shell.


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mantle definition


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.
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