mantle

(noun) the cloak as a symbol of authority. Example: "Place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders."

(noun) United States baseball player (1931-1997). Synonyms: Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle.

(noun) the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.

(noun) anything that covers. Synonyms: blanket. Example: "There was a blanket of snow."

(noun) (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell. Synonyms: pallium.

(noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace. Synonyms: mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, chimneypiece. Example: "In britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece."

(noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window). Synonyms: curtain, drape, drapery, pall.

(noun) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter. Synonyms: cape.

(verb) spread over a surface, like a mantle.

(verb) cover like a mantle. Example: "The ivy mantles the building."