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English to English noun
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the cloak as a symbol of authority |  | Example: place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
source: wordnet30
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United States baseball player (1931-1997) | | source: wordnet30
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the layer of the earth between the crust and the core | | source: wordnet30
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anything that covers | | Example: there was a blanket of snow
source: wordnet30
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(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | | source: wordnet30
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shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | | Example: in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
source: wordnet30
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hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | | source: wordnet30
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a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | | source: wordnet30
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A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope. | | source: webster1913 verb
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spread over a surface, like a mantle | | source: wordnet30
| 11 |
cover like a mantle | | Example: The ivy mantles the building
source: wordnet30
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To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise. | | source: webster1913
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To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively. | | source: webster1913
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