Mantle - Definition

n 1: the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of
authority on younger shoulders"
2: United States baseball player (1931-1997) [syn: Mantle,
Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle]
3: the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
4: anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" [syn:
blanket, mantle]
5: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or
brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell [syn:
mantle, pallium]
6: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain
they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel,
mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece]
7: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn:
curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall]
8: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter [syn: cape,
mantle]
v 1: spread over a surface, like a mantle
2: cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"