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man⋅tle

  [man-tl] noun, verb, -tled, -tling.
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–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.
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.
–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   (mān'tl)   
n.  

  1. A loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; a cloak.

  2. Something that covers, envelops, or conceals: "On a summer night . . . a mantle of dust hangs over the gravel roads" (John Dollard).

  3. Variant of mantel.

  4. The outer covering of a wall.

  5. A zone of hot gases around a flame.

  6. A device in gas lamps consisting of a sheath of threads that gives off brilliant illumination when heated by the flame.

  7. Anatomy The cerebral cortex.

  8. Geology The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.

  9. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace above the hearth.

  10. The wings, shoulder feathers, and back of a bird when differently colored from the rest of the body.

  11. 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.

  1. To spread or become extended over a surface.

  2. To become covered with a coating, as scum or froth on the surface of a liquid.

  3. 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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

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.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: man·tle
Pronunciation: 'man-t&l
Function: noun
1 : something that covers, enfolds, or envelops
2 : CEREBRAL CORTEX
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

mantle man·tle (mān'tl)
n.

  1. A covering layer of tissue.

  2. See pallium.

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