mantle

mantle
I UK [ˈmænt(ə)l] / US noun
Word forms "mantle":
singular mantle plural mantles
1) [singular] the authority or responsibility connected with someone's position, duties, or beliefs
take on/assume the mantle of someone/something:

Edwards took on the mantle of team captain this year.

2) [countable] mainly literary something that covers, hides, or surrounds something else

a mantle of snow/mist

3) [countable] a glass cover that you put over a flame to make a bright light
4) [countable] a piece of clothing similar to a coat but without sleeves, worn mainly in the past
5) [singular] science the part of the Earth that is deep below the surface and surrounds the core (= centre)

II UK [ˈmænt(ə)l] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "mantle":
present tense I/you/we/they mantle he/she/it mantles present participle mantling past tense mantled past participle mantled literary
to cover, hide, or surround something

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  • mantle — [man′təl] n. [ME mantel < OE mentel & OFr mantel, both < L mantellum, mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle < ? Celt] 1. a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape: sometimes used figuratively, in allusion to royal robes of state, as a symbol… …   English World dictionary

  • mantle — man tle, n. [OE. mantel, OF. mantel, F. manteau, fr. L. mantellum, mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. mantele, mantile, towel, napkin); prob. from manus hand + the root of tela cloth. See {Manual}, {Textile}, and cf. {Mandil}, {Mantel} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mantle — Man tle, v. i. 1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; said of hawks. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster] Ne is there hawk which mantleth on her perch. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Or tend his sparhawk mantling in her mew. Bp. Hall.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mantle — ► NOUN 1) a woman s loose sleeveless cloak or shawl. 2) a close covering, such as that of snow. 3) (also gas mantle) a mesh cover fixed round a gas jet to give an incandescent light when heated. 4) an important role or responsibility that passes… …   English terms dictionary

  • Mantle — Man tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mantling}.] To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mantle — I index portentous (ominous), prophetic II index enshroud, plant (covertly place), spread …   Law dictionary

  • mantle — /man tl/, n., v., mantled, mantling. n. 1. a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape. 2. something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness. 3. Geol. the portion of the earth, about 1800 mi. (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the… …   Universalium

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