mantle

Noun
  1. is a type of: symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
  2. is an instance of: ballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball
    same as: mickey charles mantle, mickey mantle
  3. is a type of: layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
    has:
    is a part of: geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  4. is a type of: cover, covering, natural covering - a natural object that covers or envelops
    same as: blanket
  5. referred to in: zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
    is a type of: cuticle, epidermis - the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
    same as: pallium
  6. is a type of: shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
    is a part of: fireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
    same as: chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece
  7. is a type of:
    • blind, screen - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
    • furnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
    subtypes:
    • drop, drop cloth, drop curtain - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
    • festoon - a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
    • frontal - a drapery that covers the front of an altar
    • portiere - a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
    • shower curtain - a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area
    • theater curtain, theatre curtain - a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
    has: eyehole, eyelet - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
    same as: curtain, drape, drapery, pall
  8. is a type of: cloak - a loose outer garment
    subtypes:
    • chlamys - a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece
    • mantelet, mantilla - short cape worn by women
    • pelisse - a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur
    • tippet - a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten
    same as: cape
Verb
  1. is a type of: diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out - move outward
  2. is a type of: cover, spread over - form a cover over

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