MANTLE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

mantle

A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter.
Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window).
Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace. Приклади
  • In England they call a mantel a chimneypiece.
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell.
The cloak as a symbol of authority. Приклади
  • Place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders.
Anything that covers. Приклади
  • There was a blanket of snow.
The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
Cover like a mantle. Приклади
  • The ivy mantles the building.
Spread over a surface, like a mantle.
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Mantle

United States baseball player (1931-1997).
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