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Mantle
Mantle
n.
A
loose
garment
to be
worn
over
other
garments
; an
enveloping
robe
; a
cloak
.
Hence
,
figuratively
, a
covering
or
concealing
envelope
.
Mantle
n.
Same
as
Mantling
.
Mantle
n.
The
external
fold
, or
folds
, of
the
soft
,
exterior
membrane
of
the
body
of a
mollusk
. It
usually
forms
a
cavity
inclosing
the
gills
.
See
Illusts
. of
Buccinum
,
and
Byssus
.
Mantle
n.
Any
free
,
outer
membrane
.
Mantle
n.
The
back
of a
bird
together
with
the
folded
wings
.
Mantle
n.
A
mantel
.
See
Mantel
.
Mantle
n.
The
outer
wall
and
casing
of a
blast
furnace
,
above
the
hearth
.
Mantle
n.
A
penstock
for
a
water
wheel
.
Mantle
v. t.
To
cover
or
envelop
, as
with
a
mantle
; to
cloak
; to
hide
; to
disguise
.
Mantle
v. i.
To
unfold
and
spread
out
the
wings
,
like
a
mantle
;
said
of
hawks
.
Also
used
figuratively
.
Mantle
v. i.
To
spread
out
;
said
of
wings
.
Mantle
v. i.
To
spread
over
the
surface
as a
covering
; to
overspread
; as,
the
scum
mantled
on
the
pool
.
Mantle
v. i.
To
gather
,
assume
, or
take
on, a
covering
, as
froth
,
scum
,
etc
.
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