mantle :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (11)

n. the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"

n. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

n. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

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

n. anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"

n. United States baseball player (1931-1997)

Verbs (2)

v. cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"

v. spread over a surface, like a mantle

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Fuzzynyms (13)

n. any loose flowing garment

n. an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

n. a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

n. cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

n. a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

n. an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

n. growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal

n. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

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