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mantling

[ mant-ling ]

/ ˈmænt lɪŋ /

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noun Heraldry.

a decorative piece of cloth represented as hanging from a torse so as to cover the sides and rear of a helmet and often so as to frame the escutcheon below.

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Also called lambrequin.

Origin of mantling

First recorded in 1500–10; mantle + -ing¹

Words nearby mantling

mantle radiotherapy, mantle rock, mantlepiece, mantlet, mantletree, mantling, mantoux test, mantova, mantra, mantrap, mantua

Definition for mantling (2 of 2)

mantle

[ man-tl ]

/ ˈmæn tl /

noun

a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.

something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness.

Geology. the portion of the earth, about 1800 miles (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the core.Compare core¹(def 10), crust(def 6).

Zoology. a single or paired outgrowth of the body wall that lines the inner surface of the valves of the shell in mollusks and brachiopods.

a chemically prepared, incombustible network hood for a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., that, when the jet or wick is lighted, becomes incandescent and gives off a brilliant light.

Ornithology. the back, scapular, and inner wing plumage, especially when of the same color and distinct from other plumage.

mantel.

Metallurgy. a continuous beam set on a ring of columns and supporting the upper brickwork of a blast furnace in such a way that the brickwork of the hearth and bosh may be readily replaced.

verb (used with object), man·tled, man·tling.

to cover with or as if with a mantle; envelop; conceal.

verb (used without object), man·tled, man·tling.

to spread or cover a surface, as a blush over the face.

to flush; blush.

(of a hawk) to spread out one wing and then the other over the corresponding outstretched leg.

to be or become covered with a coating, as a liquid; foam: The champagne mantled in the glass.

Origin of mantle

before 900; Middle English mantel, Old English mæntel < Latin mantellum

SYNONYMS FOR mantle

2 veil, cover, blanket, screen, cloak.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mantle

un·man·tled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mantle

mantel mantle

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Example sentences from the Web for mantling

Here there is no colour at all, so the mantling would be gules and argent.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
The color which emotion had sent into her face paled, and then rushed back in a quickened life-tide, mantling her very forehead.
Bits of Blarney|R. Shelton Mackenzie
"Argent, three stags trippant proper" would have a mantling gules and argent.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
She looked straight into his eyes, but the deep, mantling colour belied her audacity.
The Danger Mark|Robert W. Chambers

Here were roses of every sort, blushing and paling, glowing in gold and mantling in crimson.
Queen Hildegarde|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

British Dictionary definitions for mantling (1 of 2)

mantling

/ (ˈmæntlɪŋ) /

noun

heraldry the drapery or scrollwork around a shield

Word Origin for mantling

C16: from mantle

British Dictionary definitions for mantling (2 of 2)

mantle

/ (ˈmæntəl) /

noun

archaic a loose wrap or cloak

such a garment regarded as a symbol of someone's power or authorityhe assumed his father's mantle

anything that covers completely or envelopsa mantle of snow

a small dome-shaped or cylindrical mesh impregnated with cerium or thorium nitrates, used to increase illumination in a gas or oil lamp

Also called: pallium zoology

a protective layer of epidermis in molluscs that secretes a substance forming the shell
a similar structure in brachiopods

ornithol the feathers of the folded wings and back, esp when these are of a different colour from the remaining feathers

geology the part of the earth between the crust and the core, accounting for more than 82% of the earth's volume (but only 68% of its mass) and thought to be composed largely of peridotiteSee also asthenosphere

a less common spelling of mantel

anatomy another word for pallium (def. 3)

a clay mould formed around a wax model which is subsequently melted out

verb

(tr) to envelop or supply with a mantle

to spread over or become spread overthe trees were mantled with snow

(tr) (of the face, cheeks) to become suffused with blood; flush

(intr) falconry (of a hawk or falcon) to spread the wings and tail over food

Word Origin for mantle

C13: via Old French from Latin mantellum, diminutive of mantum cloak

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for mantling

mantle

[ măn′tl ]

n.

A covering layer of tissue.

pallium

Scientific definitions for mantling

mantle

[ măn′tl ]

The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. It is about 2,900 km (1,798 mi) thick and consists mainly of magnesium-iron silicate minerals, such as olivine and pyroxene. It has an upper, partially molten part, which is about 660 km (409 mi) thick, and a lower, solid part. The upper mantle is the source of magma and volcanic lava.

The layer of soft tissue that covers the body of a clam, oyster, or other mollusk and secretes the material that forms the shell.

Cultural definitions for mantling

mantle

The region of the interior of the Earth between the core (on its inner surface) and the crust (on its outer).

notes for mantle

The mantle is more than two thousand miles thick and accounts for more than three-quarters of the volume of the Earth.

mantling

noun Heraldry.

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Definition for mantling (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), man·tled, man·tling.

verb (used without object), man·tled, man·tling.

Origin of mantle

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noun

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noun

verb

Word Origin for mantle

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