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noun
- a piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops
- (figuratively) anything that covers or conceals something else
- the zone of hot gases around a flame; the gauzy incandescent covering of a gas lamp
- (anatomy) the cerebral cortex
- (geology) the layer between the Earth's core and crust
- (zoology) the body wall of a mollusc/mollusk
- An alternative spelling mantel
(wikipedia, mantle (geology))
(wikipedia, mantle (mollusc))
Translations: - French: manteau
(trans-mid)
- German: Erdmantel
- Dutch: aardmantel, mantel
- Dutch, mantel
- Italian: mantello
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, zoology: body wall of a mollusc)
(trans-mid)
Etymology: Via Middle English and Old French from Latin mantellum
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