Definition of mantle

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Mantle (n.) The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of Buccinum, and Byssus..

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Skirt :: Skirt (n.) The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle..
Mantle :: Mantle (v. t.) To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise..
Mantle :: Mantle (n.) A penstock for a water wheel.
Padelion :: Padelion (n.) A plant with pedately lobed leaves; the lady's mantle.
Mantle :: Mantle (n.) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
Purple :: Purple (n.) Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to put on the imperial purple..
Dismantled :: Dismantled (imp. & p. p.) of Dismantl.
Unmantle :: Unmantle (v. t.) To divest of a mantle; to uncover.
Mantle :: Mantle (v. i.) To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc..
Encumber :: Encumber (v. t.) To impede the motion or action of, as with a burden; to retard with something superfluous; to weigh down; to obstruct or embarrass; as, his movements were encumbered by his mantle; his mind is encumbered with useless learning..
Inclusa :: Inclusa (n. pl.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer (Teredo navalis) is an example..
Tunicated :: Tunicated (a.) Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata..
Pall :: Pall (n.) An outer garment; a cloak mantle.
Dismantle :: Dismantle (v. t.) To strip or deprive of dress; to divest.
Cirrus :: Cirrus (n.) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of Annelida. Those near the head of annelids are Tentacular cirri; those of the last segment are caudal cirri..
Cream :: Cream (v. i.) To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle..
Mantling :: Mantling (n.) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin..
Cordon :: Cordon (n.) A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state..
Pallium :: Pallium (n.) The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle.
Portmantle :: Portmantle (n.) A portmanteau.
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