| 单词 | mantle |
| 释义 | Word Frequency mantle(ˈmæntəl) noun 1. archaic a loose wrap or cloak 2. such a garment regarded as a symbol of someone's power or authority he assumed his father's mantle 3. anything that covers completely or envelops a mantle of snow 4. a small dome-shaped or cylindrical mesh impregnated with cerium or thorium nitrates, used to increase illumination in a gas or oil lamp 5. Also called: pallium zoology a. a protective layer of epidermis in molluscs that secretes a substance forming the shell b. a similar structure in brachiopods 6. ornithology the feathers of the folded wings and back, esp when these are of a different colour from the remaining feathers 7. geology the part of the earth between the crust and the core, accounting for more than 82% of the earth's volume (but only 68% of its mass) and thought to be composed largely of peridotite See also asthenosphere 8. a less common spelling of mantel 9. anatomy another word for pallium (sense 3) 10. a clay mould formed around a wax model which is subsequently melted out verb 11. (transitive) to envelop or supply with a mantle 12. to spread over or become spread over the trees were mantled with snow 13. (transitive) (of the face, cheeks) to become suffused with blood; flush 14. (intransitive) falconry (of a hawk or falcon) to spread the wings and tail over food Word origin C13: via Old French from Latin mantellum, diminutive of mantum cloak |
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