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mantle

noun
  1. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
    cape
  2. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
    curtaindrapedraperypall
  3. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
    mantelmantelpiecemantlepiecechimneypiece
  4. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
    pallium
  5. the cloak as a symbol of authority
    “place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders”
  6. anything that covers
    blanket
  7. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
verb
  1. cover like a mantle
    “The ivy mantles the building”
  2. spread over a surface, like a mantle