Mantle word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "mantle" word
[noun] hanging cloth used as a blind
[noun] shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
[noun] (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
[noun] the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
[noun] anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"
[noun] the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
[noun] United States baseball player (1931-1997)
[verb] cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"
[verb] spread over a surface, like a mantle
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(a) The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of {Buccinum}, and {Byssus}.
(b) Any free, outer membrane.
(c) The back of a bird together with the folded wings. 4. (Arch.) A mantel. See {Mantel}. 5. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth. --Raymond. 6. (Hydraulic Engin.) A penstock for a water wheel.
\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.
\Man"tle\, v. i. 1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively. Ne is there hawk which mantleth on her perch. --Spenser. Or tend his sparhawk mantling in her mew. --Bp. Hall. My frail fancy fed with full delight. Doth bathe in bliss, and mantleth most at ease. --Spenser. 2. To spread out; -- said of wings. The swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows. --Milton. 3. To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool. Though mantled in her cheek the blood. --Sir W. Scott. 4. To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc. There is a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond. --Shak. Nor bowl of wassail mantle warm. --Tennyson.
Synonyms for mantle
blanket, cape, chimneypiece, curtain, drape, drapery, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, Mickey Charles Mantle, Mickey Mantle, pall, pallium
See also: ballplayer | baseball player | blind | chlamys | cloak | cover | cover | covering | cuticle | diffuse | drop | drop cloth | drop curtain | epidermis | fan out | festoon | fireplace | furnishings | geosphere | hearth | layer | lithosphere | lower mantle | mantelet | mantilla | natural covering | open fireplace | pelisse | portiere | screen | shelf | shower curtain | spread | spread out | spread over | symbol | theater curtain | theatre curtain | tippet | upper mantle |
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Let's analyse "mantle" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ELTNAM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
mantle: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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