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"
noun
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
noun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
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