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Noun
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(n)
mantle
(the cloak as a symbol of authority)
"place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
S:
(n)
Mantle
,
Mickey Mantle
,
Mickey Charles Mantle
(United States baseball player (1931-1997))
S:
(n)
mantle
(the layer of the earth between the crust and the core)
S:
(n)
blanket
,
mantle
(anything that covers)
"there was a blanket of snow"
S:
(n)
mantle
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pallium
((zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell)
S:
(n)
mantel
,
mantelpiece
,
mantle
,
mantlepiece
,
chimneypiece
(shelf that projects from wall above fireplace)
S:
(n)
curtain
,
drape
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drapery
,
mantle
,
pall
(hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))
S:
(n)
cape
,
mantle
(a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter)
Verb
S:
(v)
mantle
(spread over a surface, like a mantle)
S:
(v)
mantle
(cover like a mantle)
"The ivy mantles the building"