Dictionary Check: mantle

"mantle" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

noun

United States baseball player (1931-1997)

noun

the cloak as a symbol of authority

Example: "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
noun

the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

noun

anything that covers

Example: "there was a blanket of snow"
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noun

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

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noun

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

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