a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women

she was wrapped tightly in her mantle

an important role or responsibility that passes from one person to another

the second son has now assumed his father's mantle

a fragile mesh cover fixed round a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., to give an incandescent light when heated

the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks (mainly peridotite)

magmas erupted at mid-ocean ridges are derived from the upper mantle

mantle rock

the presence of hot mantle leads to melting at the base of the lithosphere

cloak or envelop

heavy mists mantled the forested slopes

(of a bird of prey on the ground or on a perch) spread the wings and tail so as to cover captured prey

the female Goshawk is feeding while mantling with spread wings over her prey

a mantelpiece or mantelshelf