Main Entry: ²mantle

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): man·tled; man·tling \ˈmant-liŋ, ˈman-t^əl-iŋ\

Date: 13th century

transitive verb : to cover with or as if with a mantle : cloak <the encroaching jungle growth that mantled the building — Sanka Knox>intransitive verb 1 : to become covered with a coating
2 : to spread over a surface
3 : blush <her rich face mantling with emotion — Benjamin Disraeli>