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1. mantle
noun. ['ˈmæntəl'] the cloak as a symbol of authority.
Antonyms
Etymology
- mentel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Mantle
- pantle
- mantel
- kantle
- fantle
- chantal
- cantle
- bantle
- antal
Sentences with mantle
1. Noun, singular or mass
Center the mantle over the fire box at the height you desire.
2. Adjective
On the back side you should see that the mantle beam is hollow.
3. Noun, plural
Determine the height of the mantle based on your wall proportions.
Quotes about mantle
1. I know that some endeavor to throw the mantle of romance over the subject and treat woman like some ideal existence, not liable to the ills of life. Let those deal in fancy who have nothing better to deal in; we have to do with sober, sad realities, with stubborn facts.
- Ernestine Rose
2. It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
3. Who is the third who walks always beside you?When I count, there are only you and I togetherBut when I look ahead up the white roadThere is always another one walking beside youGliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hoodedI do not know whether a man or a woman-But who is that on the other side of you?
- T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land and Other Poems
3. mantle
noun. ['ˈmæntəl'] a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter.
Antonyms
Etymology
- mentel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. mantle
verb. ['ˈmæntəl'] cover like a mantle.
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Etymology
- mentel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. mantle
noun. ['ˈmæntəl'] shelf that projects from wall above fireplace.
Etymology
- mentel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. mantle
noun. ['ˈmæntəl'] (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell.
Etymology
- mentel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. mantle
noun. ['ˈmæntəl'] the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
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Etymology
- mentel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. mantle
noun. ['ˈmæntəl'] hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window).
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Antonyms
Etymology
- mentel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))