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Word: Mantle
Speech Type: Noun
Old English mentel, from Latin mantellum ‘cloak’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French mantel
ˈmantl
a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women
Short Definition:cloak or shawl
Examples:- she was wrapped tightly in her mantle
an important role or responsibility that passes from one person to another
Short Definition:role or responsibility
Examples:- the second son has now assumed his father's mantle
a fragile mesh cover fixed round a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., to give an incandescent light when heated.
Short Definition:part of gas light
the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks (mainly peridotite)
Short Definition:part of inner earth
Examples:- magmas erupted at mid-ocean ridges are derived from the upper mantle
- mantle rock
- the presence of hot mantle leads to melting at the base of the lithosphere
Word: Mantle
Speech Type: Verb
ˈmantl
cloak or envelop
Short Definition:envelop
Examples:- heavy mists mantled the forested slopes
(of a bird of prey on the ground or on a perch) spread the wings and tail so as to cover captured prey
Short Definition:spread wings and tail
Examples:- the female Goshawk is feeding while mantling with spread wings over her prey
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