• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 地幔 (dìmàn); 地函 (dìhán)

• Dutch: aardmantel, mantel
• French: manteau
• German: Erdmantel
• Italian: mantello

• Portuguese: manto

sense mantel See mantel

Verb

1. To cover or conceal (something).
2. To become covered or concealed.

The term mantle could refer to:

• A mantle is a piece of clothing, similar to a robe but sleeveless and often open in the front, worn as an outer covering.

All other meanings of the word derive from this one.

• Mantle (vesture) (Mandyas) is an Eastern Orthodox vesture worn by monastics and higher clergy.
• Mantle (geology) is a layer in the interior of Earth or another planet. Inside the Earth, Mantle is sandwiched between the crust in the top and the core in the bottom.
• A mantle (mollusc) is an organ possessed by mollusks which is used to secrete their shells.
• Gas mantle is a device used in lanterns, gas and kerosene lamps to produce a bright light.
• A mantle (also mantel, fireplace mantel, mantelpiece) is the stone or wood beam that serves as a support for the structure above a fireplace.
• A mantle (climbing) is a rock climbing move. It is used to surmount a ledge or feature in the rock in the absence of any useful holds directly above.
• Mickey Mantle was an American baseball player.
• The Mantle is an album by Agalloch.
• In heraldry, mantling is drapery that is tied to the helmet above the shield.

See also

• Mantel (disambiguation)
• Mantell (disambiguation)

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