mantling

[ mant-ling ]
/ ˈmænt lɪŋ /

noun Heraldry.

a decorative piece of cloth represented as hanging from a torse so as to cover the sides and rear of a helmet and often so as to frame the escutcheon below.
Also called lambrequin.

Origin of mantling

First recorded in 1500–10; mantle + -ing1

Definition for mantling (2 of 2)

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, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mantle

mantel mantle

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British Dictionary definitions for mantling (1 of 2)

mantling
/ (ˈmæntlɪŋ) /

noun

heraldry the drapery or scrollwork around a shield

Word Origin for mantling

C16: from mantle

British Dictionary definitions for mantling (2 of 2)

mantle
/ (ˈmæntəl) /

noun

verb

Word Origin for mantle

C13: via Old French from Latin mantellum, diminutive of mantum cloak

Medical definitions for mantling

mantle
[ măntl ]

n.

A covering layer of tissue.
pallium

Scientific definitions for mantling

mantle
[ măntl ]

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 mantling

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.