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mantle

('m/&/nt/-/l )

the cloak as a symbol of authority(noun.communication)

Example:
Place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders.

source: wordnet30
United States baseball player (1931-1997)(noun.person)

Synonym:
mickey charles mantle, mickey mantle

source: wordnet30
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
anything that covers(noun.object)

Synonym:
blanket

source: wordnet30
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell(noun.body)

Synonym:
pallium

source: wordnet30
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece

source: wordnet30
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
curtain, drape, drapery, pall

source: wordnet30
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
cape

source: wordnet30
A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.(noun)

source: webster1913

spread over a surface, like a mantle(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
cover like a mantle(verb.contact)

Example:
The ivy mantles the building.

source: wordnet30
To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise.(verb)

source: webster1913
To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively.(verb)

source: webster1913

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