mantles

Meanings

Noun

• the cloak as a symbol of authority
• United States baseball player (1931-1997)
• the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
• anything that covers
• (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
• shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
• a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
• plural of mantle

Verb

• spread over a surface, like a mantle
• cover like a mantle
  • "The ivy mantles the building"
• third-person singular simple present indicative of mantle

Synonyms

blanket, cape, chimneypiece, curtain, drape, drapery, mantel, mantelpiece, Mantle, mantle, mantlepiece, Mickey Charles Mantle, Mickey Mantle, pall, pallium