n. 25B6; noun
a dark green velvet mantle : CLOAK, cape, shawl, wrap, stole; historical pelisse.
a thick mantle of snow : COVERING, layer, blanket, sheet, veil, curtain, canopy, cover, cloak, pall, shroud.
the mantle of leadership : ROLE, burden, onus, duty, responsibility.
25B6; verb heavy mists mantled the forest : COVER, envelop, veil, cloak, curtain, shroud, swathe, wrap, blanket, conceal, hide, disguise, mask, obscure, surround, clothe; poetic/literary enshroud.