Mantle | Mean of mantle in English Dictionary

/ˈmæntl̟/

• Noun
• a loose piece of clothing without sleeves that was worn over other clothes especially in the past
• something that covers or surrounds something else
1. The ground was covered/cloaked in a mantle of leaves.
2. mountains blanketed/wrapped in a mantle of snow
3. A mantle of secrecy surrounded the family's past. [=the family's past was kept secret]
• the position of someone who has responsibility or authority
1. He took on the mantle of director. [=he took on the job of being the director]
2. She accepted/assumed the mantle of leadership.

• the middle layer of the Earth that is between the top crust and the inner core
• Verb
• to cover or surround (something)
1. The mountains were mantled with/in snow.