Crossword-Solution: MANTLE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Mantle | n. | A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope. |
| Mantle | n. | Same as Mantling. |
| Mantle | n. | 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. |
| Mantle | n. | Any free, outer membrane. |
| Mantle | n. | The back of a bird together with the folded wings. |
| Mantle | n. | A mantel. See Mantel. |
| Mantle | n. | The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth. |
| Mantle | n. | A penstock for a water wheel. |
| Mantle | v. t. | To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise. |
| Mantle | v. i. | To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively. |
| Mantle | v. i. | To spread out; -- said of wings. |
| Mantle | v. i. | To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool. |
| Mantle | v. i. | To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| MANTLE | anagram | LAMENT, MANTEL, MENTAL, NLTEAM |
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Sentences with MANTLE (5)
Her final employment was to gather seaweed of various kinds, and make herself a scarf or mantle, and a head-dress, and thus assume the aspect of a little mermaid.
The Woggle-Bug had taken from its position over the mantle-piece in the great hallway the head of a Gump, which was adorned with wide-spreading antlers; and this, with great care and greater difficulty, the insect had carried up the stairs to the roof.
Then she had changed her muslin frock for a dark travelling costume and mantle, had provided herself with money—which her husband’s lavishness always placed fully at her disposal—and had started on her way.
During his convalescence Tarzan tried to fashion a mantle from the skin of Sabor, which had lain all this time in the cabin.
His mantle and hood were of the best Flanders cloth, and fell in ample, and not ungraceful folds, around a handsome, though somewhat corpulent person.
Quotes with MANTLE (3)
I see things in windows and I say to myself that I want them. I want them because I want to belong. I want to be liked by more people, I want to be held in higher regard than others. I want to feel valued, so I say to myself to watch certain shows. I watch certain shows on the television so I can participate in dialogues and conversations and debates with people who want the same things I want. I want to dress a certain way so certain groups of people are forced to be attract…
The horizon was indistinguishable from the inky black, which fell upon the desert like a sorcerer’s mantle shot through with diamonds. The stars were so tiny, so far away, and yet, at the moment, with her fingers curled around his, he almost felt as though he could reach up and snag one by the tail.
You should assume the mantle of your birthright.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Slate, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 109 times in crossword archives (1951–2024).