MANTLE
\mˈantə͡l], \mˈantəl], \m_ˈa_n_t_əl]\
Definitions of MANTLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
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spread over a surface, like a mantle
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the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
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the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
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cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"
By Princeton University
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shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
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spread over a surface, like a mantle
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the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
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the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
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cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.
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Same as Mantling.
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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.
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Any free, outer membrane.
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The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
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A mantel. See Mantel.
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The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
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A penstock for a water wheel.
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To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise.
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To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool.
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To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.
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To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; - said of hawks. Also used figuratively.
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To spread out; - said of wings.
By Oddity Software
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A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.
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Same as Mantling.
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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.
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Any free, outer membrane.
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The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
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A mantel. See Mantel.
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The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
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A penstock for a water wheel.
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To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise.
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To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool.
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To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.
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To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; - said of hawks. Also used figuratively.
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To spread out; - said of wings.
By Noah Webster.
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A Loose cloak or cape; a conelike network of material that will not burn, but which fits like a cap over a flame and gives light by glowing at high temperature.
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To cover With, or as with, a cloak; conceal.
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To become covered; to become suffused with blood; to froth.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A covering: a kind of cloak or loose outer garment: (zool.) the thin fleshy membrane lining the shell of a mollusk.
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To cover, as with a mantle: to hide: to disguise.
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To expand or spread like a mantle: to revel: to joy: to froth: to rush to the face and impart a crimson glow, as blood.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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