·noun Any free, outer membrane.
II. Mantle ·noun A penstock for a water wheel.
III. Mantle ·vi To spread out;
— said of wings.
IV. Mantle ·noun A mantel. ·see Mantel.
V. Mantle ·noun ·same·as Mantling.
VI. Mantle ·noun The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
VII. Mantle ·noun The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
VIII. Mantle ·vi To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, ·etc.
IX. Mantle ·vi To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle;
— said of hawks. Also used figuratively.
X. Mantle ·vi To spread over the surface as a covering; to Overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool.
XI. Mantle ·noun A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.
XII. Mantle ·vt To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to Cloak; to Hide; to Disguise.
XIII. Mantle ·noun 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.