OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29122

mantle

/ˈmæn.təl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
manto • pendil
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
manto
Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
But look, the morn, in russet mantle clad, walks o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill.
the green mantle of the standing pool
manto
The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
He grasps the female from slightly below about the mid-mantle region and positions himself so his arms are close to the opening of her mantle.
Molluscan bodies are broadly divided into two parts: a muscular foot and a shell-secreting mantle.
manto
The layer between Earth's core and crust.
The crust (a mere 1% of the Earth's volume) is made of lighter melt products from the mantle.
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