| Mantle (mantle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Man"tle |
| [OE. mantel, OF.
mantel, F. manteau, fr. L. mantellum,
mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. mantele,
mantile, towel, napkin); prob. from manus hand + the
root of tela cloth. See < |
A loose garment to be worn over other
garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a
covering or concealing envelope.
Same as
Mantling.
The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of
the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills.
See Illusts. of Buccinum, and Byssus.
A mantel. See
Mantel.
The outer wall and casing of a blast
furnace, above the hearth.
A penstock for a
water wheel.
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| Mantle (mantle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Man"tle |
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To cover or envelop, as with a mantle] to
cloak; to hide; to disguise.
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| Mantle (mantle) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Man"tle |
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To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of
hawks. Also used figuratively.
To spread out; -- said of wings.
To spread over the surface as a covering;
to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool.
To gather, assume, or take on, a covering,
as froth, scum, etc.
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