mantle

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Synonyms: mangle, cantle, hantle, nantle, antle, manthe, mantee, manele, mante

Antonyms: mangle, cantle, hantle, nantle, antle, manthe, mantee, manele, mante

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Noun

A piece of [[clothing]] somewhat like an open [[robe]] or [[cloak]], especially that worn by [[Orthodox]] [[bishop]]s. {{defdate|from 9th c.}}
{{lb|en|figuratively}} A figurative garment representing [[authority]] or [[status]], capable of affording protection.
{{lb|en|figuratively}} Anything that [[cover]]s or [[conceal]]s something else; a [[cloak]]. {{defdate|from 9th c.}}
{{lb|en|malacology}} The [[body]] [[wall]] of a [[mollusc]], from which the [[shell]] is [[secrete]]d. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
{{lb|en|ornithology}} The [[back]] of a [[bird]] together with the folded [[wing]]s.
The [[zone]] of hot [[gas]]es around a [[flame]].
A [[gauzy]] fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. {{qualifier|So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a ''[[mantel]]''.}} {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
The outer wall and [[casing]] of a [[blast furnace]], above the [[hearth]].<ref>{{R:Raymond Glossary}}</ref>
A [[penstock]] for a [[water wheel]].
{{lb|en|anatomy}} The [[cerebral cortex]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
{{senseid|en|Q101949}} {{lb|en|geology}} The [[layer]] between [[Earth]]'s [[core]] and [[crust]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
{{lb|en|[[exogeology]]}} Any similar [[layer]] in an [[exoplanet]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

{{lb|en|transitive}} To cover or conceal (something); to [[cloak]]; to [[disguise]].
{{lb|en|intransitive}} To become covered or concealed. {{rfex|en}}
{{lb|en|intransitive}} To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).
To [[climb]] over or onto something.
{{lb|en|falconry}} The action of stretching out the wings to hide food.
{{lb|en|falconry}} The action of stretching a wing and the same side leg out to one side of the body.

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