mantle meaning and definition

MANTLE noun

Definition of mantle (noun)

1. the cloak as a symbol of authority
   • "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
2. United States baseball player (1931-1997)
   • synonyms: Mickey Charles Mantle, Mickey Mantle
3. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
4. anything that covers
   • "there was a blanket of snow"
   • synonyms: blanket
5. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
   • synonyms: pallium
6. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
   • "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
   • synonyms: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece
7. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
   • synonyms: curtain, drape, drapery, pall
8. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
   • synonyms: cape

MANTLE verb

Definition of mantle (verb)

1. spread over a surface, like a mantle
2. cover like a mantle
   • "The ivy mantles the building"