mantle

CEFRB2

/ˈmæn.təl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A role, duty, or quality passed from one person to another.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.

Examples

  • Scientists believe that Ceres has a rocky core and an icy mantle.

  • Tick-tock, tick-tock! They kept winding the clock on the mantle.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.

  2. A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.

  3. The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.

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In context

  • At the meeting, she finally assumed the mantle of leadership of the party.

  • The movement strove to put women under the protective mantle of civil rights laws.

  • He grasps the female from slightly below about the mid-mantle region and positions himself so his arms are close to the opening of her mantle.

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The king wore a royal blank made of silk and gold at the ceremony.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mantel, from Old English mæntel, mentel (“sleeveless cloak”), from Proto-West Germanic *mantel; later reinforced by Anglo-Norman mantel, both from Latin mantellum (“covering, cloak”) (French manteau), diminutive of mantum (Spanish manto), probably from Gaulish *mantos, *mantalos (“trodden road”), from Proto-Celtic *mantos, *mantlos, from Proto-Indo-European *menH- (“tread, press together; crumble”). Compare Icelandic möttull. Doublet of manteau.