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mantle


I - noun
1. the cloak as a symbol of authority (Freq. 1)
- place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
Hypernyms:
symbol
2. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
Hypernyms:
layer
Part Holonyms:
lithosphere, geosphere
Part Meronyms:
lower mantle, upper mantle
3. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
Syn:
pallium
Topics:
zoology, zoological science
Hypernyms:
epidermis, cuticle
4. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Syn:
curtain, drape, drapery, pall
Derivationally related forms:
pall (for: pall), curtain (for: curtain)
Hypernyms:
blind, screen, furnishing
Hyponyms:
drop curtain, drop cloth, drop, festoon, frontal,
portiere, shower curtain, theater curtain, theatre curtain
Part Meronyms:
eyelet, eyehole
5. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
Syn:
mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, chimneypiece
Hypernyms:
shelf
Part Holonyms:
fireplace, hearth, open fireplace
6. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
Syn:
cape
Hypernyms:
cloak
Hyponyms:
chlamys, mantelet, mantilla, pelisse, tippet
7. anything that covers
- there was a blanket of snow
Syn:
blanket
Derivationally related forms:
blanket (for: blanket)
Hypernyms:
covering, natural covering, cover

II - verb
1. spread over a surface, like a mantle
Hypernyms:
diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
2. cover like a mantle
- The ivy mantles the building
Hypernyms:
cover, spread over
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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