Unscramble mantle

Definition of mantle

noun:

• the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders".
• United States baseball player (1931-1997). Synonyms: Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle, Mickey Mantle.
• the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
• anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow". Synonyms: blanket.
• (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell. Synonyms: pallium.
• shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece". Synonyms: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece.
• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window). Synonyms: curtain, drape, drapery, pall.
• a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter. Synonyms: cape.

verb:

• spread over a surface, like a mantle.
• cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building".

Related words

chlamys, drop, festoon, frontal, mantelet, mantilla, pelisse, portiere, tippet.

Words nearby

cantle, mangle, mantled, mantlet.

Rhymes with

cantle, dismantle, mantel.