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A mantle is a shawl or a cloak. (noun)

An example of a mantle is a fancy shawl worn over a cocktail dress.

See mantle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape: sometimes used figuratively, in allusion to royal robes of state, as a symbol of authority or responsibility
anything that cloaks, envelops, covers, or conceals: hidden under the mantle of night
a small meshwork hood made of a noncombustible substance, such as a thorium or cerium compound, which when placed over a flame, as in a lantern, gives off a brilliant incandescent light
the outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth
mantel
Anat. the cortex of the cerebrum
Geol.
1. the layer of the earth's interior between the crust and the core
2. mantle rock
Zool.
1. a major part of a mollusk or similar organism consisting of a sheet of epithelial tissue with muscular, neural, and glandular elements: it covers the viscera and foot under the shell of univalve or bivalve mollusks, secretes the shell, and forms the body of cephalopods
2. the soft outer body wall of a tunicate or barnacle
3. the plumage on the back and folded wings of certain birds when it is all the same color

transitive verb mantled, mantling

to cover with or as with a mantle; envelop; cloak; conceal

intransitive verb

to be or become covered, as a surface with scum or froth
to spread like a mantle, as a blush over the face
to blush or flush
Falconry to spread first one wing, then the other, over the outstretched legs: said of a perched hawk

See mantle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(mănˈtl)

noun

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
a. 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.
b. The soft outer wall lining the shell of a tunicate or barnacle.

verb man·tled, man·tling, man·tles

verb, transitive

To cover with or as if with a mantle; conceal. See Synonyms at clothe.

verb, intransitive

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.

(mănˈtl), Mickey Charles 1931-1995.

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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