to mantle

Examples

• All

• Behind him, the snow-mantled gray summits of the mighty mountains raked the clouds.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The old castle was mantled in ivy, giving it a mysterious appearance.

• A tall figure, mantled in black and red, pushed his way through the moiling crowd.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The priest gazed suspiciously at the boy, whose face in the fiery light appeared to be mantled in blood.

  Fiction book (1992)

• There was the inevitability of the seasons, the song of storms, the piercing beauty of frost mantling the grass, and the summer fog swooping in from the Pacific.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The snow mantled the landscape as the winter storm rolled in.

• Fog mantled the valley, obscuring the view of the hills beyond.

Synonyms

C

to cover

vsto mantle

∞ 1.0

To put something over another thing to protect or hide it

uses a cloak or enveloping image more than this broad surface action

C

to coat

vsto mantle

105 2.8

To cover something with a thin layer of a substance

evokes a cloak or layered image rather than a substance coating

E

to envelop

vsto mantle

41 4.5

To surround something completely, like fog or darkness

uses the cloak or layer image rather than a general covering

E

to engulf

vsto mantle

40 5.1

To cover something completely and suddenly, often by fire or water

expresses a cloak or layered covering rather than sudden violent surrounding

S

to shroud

vsto mantle

38 6.0

To cover something completely, often with a cloth

uses cloak or layer image without necessarily emphasizing concealment

S

to smother

vsto mantle

20 4.2

To cover completely with something so it is hard to see or reach

implies a cloak or layer without the strong blocking or inaccessibility effect

O

to overlay

vsto mantle

11 4.2

To cover something with a layer of material

suggests a cloak or broader enveloping rather than only surface layering

E

to enfold

vsto mantle

6 5.6

To cover something completely, as if by a blanket or mist

implies a cloak or layer image rather than a tight wrap

E

to encrust

vsto mantle

5 6.1

To become covered with a hard outer layer

uses a cloak or soft layered image, not a rigid hardened crust

E

to enshroud

vsto mantle

• Literature

1 8.2

To cover something completely so you cannot see or understand it

focuses on the cloak image rather than making something hard to see

E

to enwrap

vsto mantle

1 8.0

To cover something completely, often by surrounding it with cloth or paper

uses a cloak or layered image instead of plain wrapping or enclosing

E

to enrobe

vsto mantle

• Specialized

1 7.4

To cover something completely with cloth or a thin layer like chocolate

shares the cloak image but is more general, not only robe-like coating

S

to sheathe

vsto mantle

6.5

To cover something with a protective layer, for example metal, leather or plastic

uses cloak or layer image, not specifically about protection or casing

O

to overwrap

vsto mantle

4.4

To cover something with an extra layer to protect it or make it look nicer

conveys cloak or layer image for general covering, not only outer wrapping

Antonyms

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

U

to uncover

37 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

Idioms

A

to assume the mantle

• Formal

1 7.3

To take on an important role as a leader

C

to carry the mantle

• Formal

1 7.4

To take on responsibility as the next leader

Compounds

C

cerebral mantle

• Specialized

9.9

Layer of grey brain cells that forms the outer part and handles thinking and senses

L

lower mantle

• Specialized

8.1

A deep, solid layer inside the Earth above the outer core, about 660 to 2,900 km below the surface

U

upper mantle

• Specialized

6.7

A layer of rock under Earth's crust that slowly flows

How Covered

to shroud

38 6.0

to mantle

1 7.2

to envelop

41 4.5

to cover

∞ 1.0

to coat

105 2.8

to dust

54 2.5

Surface Forms

Etymology