mantle
[ man-tl ]
/ ˈmæn tl /
noun
verb (used with object), man·tled, man·tling.
to cover with or as if with a mantle; envelop; conceal.
verb (used without object), man·tled, man·tling.
Origin of mantle
before 900; Middle English
mantel, Old English
mæntel < Latin
mantellum
OTHER WORDS FROM mantle
un·man·tled, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mantle
mantel mantleWords nearby mantle
mantinea,
mantis,
mantis shrimp,
mantispid,
mantissa,
mantle,
mantle plume,
mantle radiotherapy,
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mantlepiece,
mantlet
Definition for mantle (2 of 3)
Mantle
[ man-tl ]
/ ˈmæn tl /
noun
Mickey (Charles),1931–95,
U.S. baseball player.
(Robert) Burns,1873–1948,
U.S. journalist.
Definition for mantle (3 of 3)
mantel
or man·tle
[ man-tl ]
/ ˈmæn tl /
noun
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
Also called mantelshelf.
a shelf above a fireplace opening.
Origin of mantel
1480–90; earlier
mantell mantelet; variant of
mantle
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mantel
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British Dictionary definitions for mantle (1 of 2)
mantle
/ (ˈmæntəl) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for mantle
C13: via Old French from Latin
mantellum, diminutive of
mantum cloak
British Dictionary definitions for mantle (2 of 2)
mantel
less commonly mantle
/ (ˈmæntəl) /
noun
a wooden or stone frame around the opening of a fireplace, together with its decorative facing
Also called: mantel shelf
a shelf above this frame
Word Origin for mantel
C15: from French, variant of
mantle
Medical definitions for mantle
mantle
[ măn′tl ]
n.
A covering layer of tissue.
pallium
Scientific definitions for mantle
mantle
[ măn′tl ]
The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. It is about 2,900 km (1,798 mi) thick and consists mainly of magnesium-iron silicate minerals, such as olivine and pyroxene. It has an upper, partially molten part, which is about 660 km (409 mi) thick, and a lower, solid part. The upper mantle is the source of magma and volcanic lava.
The layer of soft tissue that covers the body of a clam, oyster, or other mollusk and secretes the material that forms the shell.
Cultural definitions for mantle
mantle
The region of the interior of the Earth between the core (on its inner surface) and the crust (on its outer).
notes for mantle
The mantle is more than two thousand miles thick and accounts for more than three-quarters of the volume of the Earth.