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mantle

noun

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1 a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back

a long black velvet mantle

Synonyms of mantle

Words Related to mantle

burnoose (or burnous), capelet, capuchin, cowl, domino, joseph, manta, mantelet, mantilla, palatine, pelerine, pelisse, poncho, roquelaure, tippet

serape (or sarape), shawl, stole, wrap

2 something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

the mantle of secrecy that surrounds the operations of the organization's hierarchy

Synonyms of mantle

blanket, cloak, cope, cover, cover-up, covering, coverture, curtain, hood, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, veil, wraps

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blind, concealer, screen, shield

fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse

camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer

gloss, varnish

mantle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mantle

to surround or cover closely

early-morning fog mantled the fields along the river

Synonyms of mantle

bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap

Words Related to mantle

curtain, drape

embed (also imbed), encase

swaddle

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind

Near Antonyms of mantle

bare, denude, expose, strip

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