| noun | the cloak as a symbol of authority “place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders” |
| noun | United States baseball player (1931-1997) |
| noun | the layer of the earth between the crust and the core |
| noun | anything that covers “there was a blanket of snow” |
| noun | (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell |
| noun | shelf that projects from wall above fireplace “in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece” |
| noun | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) |
| noun | a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter |
| verb | spread over a surface, like a mantle |
| verb | cover like a mantle “The ivy mantles the building” |
| blanket | verb | form a blanket-like cover (over) |
| mantle | verb | cover like a mantle |
| curtain | verb | provide with drapery |
| pall | verb | cover with a pall |
| mantle | noun | anything that covers |