mantle

¹man·tle

noun \ˈman-t^əl\

Definition of MANTLE

1

a : a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak b : a figurative cloak symbolizing preeminence or authority <accepted the mantle of leadership>

2

a : something that covers, enfolds, or envelops b (1) : a fold or lobe or pair of lobes of the body wall of a mollusk or brachiopod that in shell-bearing forms lines the shell and bears shell-secreting glands (2) : the soft external body wall that lines the test or shell of a tunicate or barnacle c : the outer wall and casing of a blast furnace above the hearth; broadly : an insulated support or casing in which something is heated

3

: the upper back of a bird

4

: a lacy hood or sheath of some refractory material that gives light by incandescence when placed over a flame

5

a : regolith b : the part of the interior of a terrestrial planet and especially the earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core

6

: mantel

Examples of MANTLE

1. She accepted the mantle of leadership.
2. <a long black velvet mantle>

Origin of MANTLE

Middle English mantel, from Anglo-French, from Latin mantellum

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to MANTLE

Synonyms: capote, cloak, frock, manteau, ¹cape

Related Words: burnoose (or burnous), capelet, capuchin, cowl, domino, joseph, manta, mantelet, mantilla, palatine, pelerine, pelisse, poncho, roquelaure, tippet; serape (or sarape), shawl, stole, wrap

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Rhymes with MANTLE

cantle, mantel