Definitions For Mantle

noun

• A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
• Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
• Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
• (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
• The cloak as a symbol of authority
• Anything that covers
• The layer of the earth between the crust and the core
• United States baseball player (1931-1997)
• A loose piece of clothing without sleeves that was worn over other clothes especially in the past
• Something that covers or surrounds something else
• The position of someone who has responsibility or authority

verb

• Cover like a mantle
• Spread over a surface, like a mantle
• To cover or surround (something)