mantle

• anything that covers
• a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
• shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
• To spread out
• the cloak as a symbol of authority
• United States baseball player (1931-1997)
• the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
• (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
• spread over a surface, like a mantle
• cover like a mantle
• A loose garment to be worn over other garments
• The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills
• Any free, outer membrane
• The back of a bird together with the folded wings
• A mantel
• The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth
• A penstock for a water wheel
• To cover or envelop, as with a mantle
• To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle
• To spread over the surface as a covering
• To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc

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