mantle
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈmæntəl/
- Literature
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manto
- In the early morning, a thick fog hung like a mantle over the valley, concealing the landscape.
Examples
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Here, those representing business interests don't overtly attack science; rather, they attempt to wrap themselves in its mantle.
Academic text (2007) -
Gradual inclines rose to the irregular peaks—all of them deep in a mantle of unbroken white.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then he feels an incredible energetic pull from above, and he looks up to see the night sky spread out like a mantle overhead.
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And he will hide behind the "liberal" mantle, which is the perfect disguise.
Blog text (12) -
May the Blessed Mother wrap the USA in her mantle and protect us against our enemies.
Blog text (18) -
May God bless you, and may our Blessed Mother envelop you in Her Mantle of Protection.
Blog text (10) -
"The granite was cold beneath her hands, the green mantle of his grave unyielding."
Fiction book (1993) -
Our empty heads echo the volcano's gaping hole, and we are covered by a Madonna's mantle of serene sky and sea.
Fiction book (1995) -
The Wheelers' windows were bunted with frost, but only a cluster of poinsettias in silvery pots graced their mantle.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hair like hoarfrost streamed down in gossamer falls that overlay their horses' trappings with a mantle more glorious than any weaving from a mortal loom.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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1.0
A thing like a lid or blanket that lies over something to keep it safe
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2.8
A thick layer that covers a surface, for example fog or snow
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5.8
A thing that hides the true nature of something
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1.1
A thing placed over something to protect or hide it
A layer that surrounds something, for example the hot rock under Earth's crust or a cover of clouds
A covering or shelter that protects something from bad weather
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
Layer of grey brain cells that forms the outer part and handles thinking and senses
- Specialized
A deep, solid layer inside the Earth above the outer core, about 660 to 2,900 km below the surface
How Concealing
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mantle comes from Old French mantel and Latin mantellum, meaning 'cloak' or 'cover'. So a 'mantle' of fog or moss is a covering that hides the land like a cloak.