"mantles" in the noun sense

1. mantle

the cloak as a symbol of authority

"place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"

2. Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle

United States baseball player (1931-1997)

3. mantle

the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

4. blanket, mantle

anything that covers

"there was a blanket of snow"

5. mantle, pallium

zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

6. mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

7. curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

8. cape, mantle

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

"mantles" in the verb sense

1. mantle

spread over a surface, like a mantle

2. mantle

cover like a mantle

"The ivy mantles the building"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.

View WordNet® License