eng: mantle

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Meaning
means	(noun) the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders" mantle
means	(noun) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core mantle
means	(noun) anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" blanket, mantle
means	(noun) (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell mantle, pallium
means	(noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" mantle, mantel, chimneypiece, mantelpiece, mantlepiece
means	(noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) drapery, mantle, drape, pall, curtain
means	(noun) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter cape, mantle
means	(verb) spread over a surface, like a mantle mantle
means	(verb) cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building" mantle
means	e/Mantle (climbing)
means	e/Mantle (clothing)
means	e/Mantle (geology)
means	e/Mantle (mollusc)