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Mantle Meaning in English

word

/ˈmæntəɫ/
MAN-tuhl
/mˈɑːntəl/
MAHN-tuhl

التعريف

A mantle is a loose piece of clothing, like a cloak, worn over other clothes, or a covering layer. In science, it is the layer inside a planet between the crust and the core.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

In modern English, 'mantle' is rare for clothing (now poetic or historical). It's common in geology ('the Earth's mantle') and metaphorical uses ('take up the mantle' = accept a role or responsibility). 'Mantle' is not the same as 'mantel' (shelf above a fireplace).

جمل نموذجية

The king wore a red mantle during the ceremony.

basic

The Earth's mantle is made of solid rock.

basic

Snow gave the ground a white mantle in the morning.

basic

After the leader resigned, she took up the mantle of responsibility.

natural

You should hang your coat on the mantle above the fireplace.

natural

A thin mantle of fog covered the city at dawn.

natural