1. [noun] A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. (Compare mantum.) [from 9th c.]
2. [noun] (figuratively) A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
3. [noun] (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak. [from 9th c.]
4. [noun] (zoology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted. [from 15th c.]
5. [noun] (zoology) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
6. [noun] The zone of hot gases around a flame; the gauzy incandescent covering of a gas lamp. [from 19th c.]
7. [noun] The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
8. [noun] A penstock for a water wheel.
9. [noun] (anatomy) The cerebral cortex. [from 19th c.]
10. [noun] (geology) The layer between the Earth's core and crust. [from 20th c.]
11. [noun] A fireplace shelf; Alternative spelling of mantel
12. [noun] (heraldry) A mantling.
13. [verb] (transitive) To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
14. [verb] (intransitive) To become covered or concealed.
15. [verb] (of face, cheeks) To flush.
16. [noun] The cloak as a symbol of authority; 'place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders'.
17. [noun] United States baseball player (1931-1997).
18. [noun] The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
19. [noun] Anything that covers; 'there was a blanket of snow'.
20. [noun] (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell.
21. [noun] Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; 'in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece'.
22. [noun] Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window).
23. [noun] A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter.
24. [verb] Spread over a surface, like a mantle.
25. [verb] Cover like a mantle; 'The ivy mantles the building'.
