the cloak as a symbol of authority; place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders'

United States baseball player (1931-1997)

[ Syn: mantle , mickey mantle , mickey charles mantle ]

the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

anything that covers; there was a blanket of snow

[ Syn: blanket ]

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

[ Syn: pallium ]

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece

[ Syn: mantel , mantelpiece , mantlepiece , chimneypiece ]

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

[ Syn: curtain , curtain , drape , drape , drapery , drapery , pall , pall ]

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

[ Syn: cape ]

spread over a surface, like a mantle

cover like a mantle; The ivy mantles the building'