mantling

noun

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

anything that covers

the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

United States baseball player (1931-1997)

the cloak as a symbol of authority

verb

cover like a mantle

spread over a surface, like a mantle

Roots

mantellummantl- · Latin · cloak

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