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mantle
1[ man-tl ]
noun
- a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- something that covers, envelops, or conceals:
the mantle of darkness.
- Geology. the portion of the earth, about 1,800 miles (2,900 km) thick, between the crust and the core. Compare core 1( def 10 ), crust ( def 6 ).
- 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.
- 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.
- Ornithology. the back, scapular, and inner wing plumage, especially when of the same color and distinct from other plumage.
- 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)
- to cover with or as if with a mantle; envelop; conceal.
verb (used without object)
- to spread or cover a surface, as a blush over the face.
- to flush; blush.
- (of a hawk) to spread out one wing and then the other over the corresponding outstretched leg.
- to be or become covered with a coating, as a liquid; foam:
The champagne mantled in the glass.
Mantle
2[ man-tl ]
noun
- Mickey (Charles), 1931–95, U.S. baseball player.
- (Robert) Burns, 1873–1948, U.S. journalist.
mantle
/ ˈmæntəl /
noun
- archaic.a loose wrap or cloak
- such a garment regarded as a symbol of someone's power or authority
he assumed his father's mantle
- anything that covers completely or envelops
a mantle of snow
- a small dome-shaped or cylindrical mesh impregnated with cerium or thorium nitrates, used to increase illumination in a gas or oil lamp
- Also calledpallium zoology
- a protective layer of epidermis in molluscs that secretes a substance forming the shell
- a similar structure in brachiopods
- ornithol the feathers of the folded wings and back, esp when these are of a different colour from the remaining feathers
- See asthenospheregeology the part of the earth between the crust and the core, accounting for more than 82% of the earth's volume (but only 68% of its mass) and thought to be composed largely of peridotite See also asthenosphere
- See mantela less common spelling of mantel
- See palliumanatomy another word for pallium
- a clay mould formed around a wax model which is subsequently melted out
verb
- tr to envelop or supply with a mantle
- to spread over or become spread over
the trees were mantled with snow
- tr (of the face, cheeks) to become suffused with blood; flush
- intr falconry (of a hawk or falcon) to spread the wings and tail over food
mantle
/ măn′tl /
- 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.
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- un·mantled adjective
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Origin of mantle1
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Example Sentences
He also scripted that song in the Lovers Rock film, so I grabbed the mantle and just ran with it.
One idea holds that plates are just a byproduct of burbling convection cells deep in the mantle.
I think that’s the only thing missing on the mantle for me, personally.
This 10-inch digital picture frame will fit right in on any mantle, bookshelf, or nightstand.
These deepest, highly prized diamonds are also priceless scientifically, offering a rare window into the lower mantle.
We arrived to the din of a party in full swing: a band, multiple kegs of beer, dancing, foosball, and mantle diving.
Having tonally redefined rap, he was ready to claim the mantle of one of the greatest musical pioneers of all time.
Question those taking on the mantle of victimhood and you are immediately cast as some kind of aggressive, unfeeling oppressor.
“Somebody suggested [we give him] a $1,000 baseball signed by Mickey Mantle [in exchange for the URL],” Robinson told me.
Even at the latter stages Simon and Ryan took over the mantle and it became a little dark.
Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.
He thrust the Cardinal's mantle into it, and stood over the smouldering cloth, till the whole was consumed to ashes.
The night at last had imposed herself on the singers, and they had sunk down to sleep under the mantle of her silence.
The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green, and shed her richest perfumes abroad.
His mantle raised at the shoulder disclosed a muscular arm covered with circlets of gold.
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