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mantled

mantled

6.8
A thing that is covered by a layer like a cloak or mist
  • adjective
  • /ˈmæntəld/
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  • The garden was mantled with vines, giving the old fence a beautiful, natural cover.

Examples

  • The mountain was mantled in a thick layer of snow, creating a serene winter landscape.

  • The first week explorers fought it an eerie place, its banks darkened by tangled woods, its water mantled with poisonous fog.

  • Mantled in blood, Casimir shambled around the room, gasping for air like a punctured bellows.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Before she had been flashed in air and clothed in nakedness, and mantled in in cold, and her very bones were only slender things like shafts of ice.

  • These three were followed by a personage of gigantic stature, not clad, but mantled about with a robe of the blackest dye.

  • As night fell, the sky became mantled in clouds, signaling an approaching storm.

Synonyms

veiled
vsmantled
25 6.2

Partly hidden or not said clearly

is a covering that usually fully envelopes rather than allowing partial view
clad
vsmantled
13 6.7

Covered with a thin layer of metal

is a cloaklike outer cover that suggests soft wrap rather than metal encasing
clad in
vsmantled
12 3.9

Wearing a certain kind of clothing or covered with a material

is a covering that suggests an outer layer rather than a styled dress
jacketed
vsmantled
5 4.2

Covered with a protective outer layer, for example cables or pipes

is a more cloaklike envelope that may be looser than a fitted outer layer
cloaked
vsmantled
4 6.8

Hidden so people cannot see the true purpose or meaning

is a covering that envelops without the strong aim to disguise
involved
vsmantled
4 4.9

Surrounded by mist or cloud that makes it hard to see

is a cover that emphasizes a single outer layer rather than being thickly surrounded
armor-plated
vsmantled
  • US
2 5.3

A vehicle or object with thick metal on the outside to protect against attack

is a soft cloaklike envelope focused on concealment rather than heavy defense
muffled
vsmantled
1 4.6

A person wrapped in clothes so they are hard to recognize

is an enveloping cover that more often hides appearance than reduces sound
crusted
vsmantled
1 4.2

Covered with a hard layer on the surface

is an enveloping fabriclike layer rather than a rigid baked outer surface
layered
vsmantled
1 3.5

Having parts that lie on top of each other, like a cake

is a single wraplike cover rather than a structure of many stacked sheets
encrusted
vsmantled
1 5.8

Covered with a hard layer, often of dirt, shells, or jewels

is a soft wraplike covering rather than a hard mineralized outer layer
plated
vsmantled
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Covered with metal plates for strength and protection

is a covering that implies draping or concealment rather than metal protection
armor-clad
vsmantled
  • US
1 7.2

Covered with heavy metal plates for protection

is a covering that emphasizes concealment and appearance rather than rigid defense
carpeted
vsmantled
1 2.3

With floors or stairs covered with carpet

is an outer cloaklike covering rather than a floor or surface textile layer
dust-covered
vsmantled
1 2.1

Having a thin layer of dust on it

is an outer covering used deliberately rather than accidental fine powder accumulation
covered
vsmantled
1 1.0

Having something on top or around it

is a specific cloaklike envelope that implies concealment beyond simple outer layer
clothed
vsmantled
1.2

Covered by a layer like snow or leaves

is an enveloping cover suggesting a wraplike layer rather than regular garments
draped
vsmantled
3.3

Covered with cloth that hangs in loose folds, like curtains or a gown

is an envelope like wrap that covers rather than decorative hanging cloth
draperied
vsmantled
  • Archaic
9.4

Covered as if by a soft veil of fog or shadow

is a general enveloping cover used neutrally rather than poetic shroud
wrapped
vsmantled
1.0

Having a covering of paper or cloth, like a present

is an enveloping layer that can be looser and cloaklike rather than tight
blanketed
vsmantled
3.7

Completely covered by a layer, like snow or fog

is an enveloping cover that may be lighter and cloaklike rather than heavy
smothered
vsmantled
4.6

Completely covered by something so it is hidden or overwhelmed

is a gentler enveloping layer that hides but does not imply suffocation
sheathed
vsmantled
5.8

Covered by a protective layer or case

is a covering that often looks like a loose cloak rather than a tight case
cased
vsmantled
4.2

A thing that has a box or outer layer that protects it

is a cover that suggests draping rather than rigid shell protection
coated
vsmantled
3.3

Having a layer of something on its surface, like fur or seasoning

is an enveloping outer layer that emphasizes concealment rather than surface finish
tunicated
vsmantled
  • Specialized
9.8

Having a protective outer layer like an onion bulb

is a general cloaklike covering used widely rather than a biological sheath term
curtained
vsmantled
3.5

Hidden from view by cloth hung over a window or opening

is a wraplike cover that may be loose instead of hung panels for concealment

Antonyms

uncovered
  • NSFW
1.9

Not wearing clothes on a part of the body

4.2

Shown to the public after being kept secret

Compounds

A small brown animal with black stripes on its back that lives on the ground in western North America

How Covered

mantled
6.8
coated
1 3.4
spattered
4.5
bare
217 2.2

Surface Forms

mantled positive

Morphology

mantled = mantle (transparent) = mantle + ed

The adjective is the past-participial/adjectival form of the verb 'mantle' meaning 'to cover', so the meaning 'covered with' is directly derived.

Etymology

Mantled comes from an old word for a 'cloak' and is the same root as mantle, which means a covering or cloak. So when something is mantled it is 'covered' or wrapped over like a cloak, which explains its modern meaning.