mantle
/ˈmæntl/
noun
- A loose, sleeveless cloak or coat worn over other clothes.
- He threw a heavy mantle over his shoulders before stepping out into the rain.
- The queen wore a velvet mantle trimmed with fur.
- In medieval times, a knight's mantle was often decorated with his family crest.
- The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, made of hot, solid rock.
- Volcanoes form when magma from the mantle rises to the surface.
- Scientists study the mantle to understand how our planet formed.
- Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates move on top of the mantle.
- A covering or layer that surrounds or conceals something.
- The forest floor was hidden under a mantle of fallen leaves.
- Darkness fell like a mantle over the valley.
- A thick mantle of snow covered the entire town.
- The responsibility or role of a leader or important figure.
- She took on the mantle of team captain after the previous one graduated.
- He passed the mantle of leadership to his successor.
- The young prince was not ready to assume the mantle of king.