mantle

披风,斗篷

覆盖物

(煤气灯)纱罩

【解】外层; 包膜; 外表;【机】(水库的)槽;【地质】地幔

(作为权力标志的)衣钵

【鸟】翕

【冶】(高炉的)环壳

mantle

a loose wrap or cloak

such a garment regarded as a symbol of someone's power or authority

anything that covers completely or envelops

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

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

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 asthenosphere

a less common spelling of mantel

another word for pallium

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

to envelop or supply with a mantle

to spread over or become spread over

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

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