Read the dictionary definition of mantle. All definitions for this word.
1. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
2. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
3. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
4. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
5. the cloak as a symbol of authority
1. place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
6. anything that covers
1. there was a blanket of snow
7. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
8. United States baseball player (1931-1997)
9. cover like a mantle
1. The ivy mantles the building
10. spread over a surface, like a mantle
