mantle

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for mantle

mantle 🔊 /mæˈntʌl/

mantle : වැස්මක් යොදනවා

mantle : මැන්ටලය

mantle : පිට කබාය

mantle : ප්‍රාවරණය

mantle : වැස්මක් සේ යෙදෙනවා

mantle : වැස්ම

mantle : සළුව

mantle : ප්‍රවාරය

mantle : පොරෝනා රෙද්ද

mantle definition

Noun.

  1. A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.
  2. Same as Mantling.
  3. 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.
  4. Any free, outer membrane.
  5. The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
  6. A mantel. See Mantel.
  7. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
  8. A penstock for a water wheel.

Transitive verb. To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively.
  2. To spread out; -- said of wings.
  3. To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool.
  4. To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.