MANTLE


Meaning of MANTLE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: man · tled ; man · tling \ ' mant-li ŋ , ' man-t ə l-i ŋ \

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>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.