mantle
[noun]
Synonyms:
- cloak, cape, hood, shawl, wrap
- covering, blanket, canopy, curtain, pall, screen, shroud, veil

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Mantle, Mickey
(1931–95) a US baseball player, known especially for his skill as a batter. He played in the New York Yankees team in the 1950s.

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I. man‧tle¹ /ˈmæntl/ noun
[Date: 800-900; Language: Old French; Origin: mantel, from Latin mantellum 'cloak']

1. take on/assume/wear the mantle of something formal to accept or have an important duty or job:
It is up to Europe to take on the mantle of leadership in environmental issues.

2. a mantle of snow/darkness etc literary something such as snow or darkness that covers a surface or area:
A mantle of snow lay on the trees.

3. [countable] a loose piece of outer clothing without sleeves, worn especially in former times

4. [countable] a cover that is put over the flame of a gas or oil lamp to make it shine more brightly

5. [singular] technical the part of the Earth around the central core

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II. mantle² verb [transitive]
literary to cover the surface of something

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