mantle
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
Other meanings
A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
“At the meeting, she finally assumed the mantle of leadership of the party.”
Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
Related words
- biomantle
- immantle
- inmantle
- mantleslug
- overmantle
- transmantle
- unmantle
- assume the mantle
- Blue Mantle
- gas mantle
- mantlepiece
- mantle-tree
Word history
From Old English "mæntel".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mantle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.