mantle

noun

1. A loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes cloak
2. A figurative cloak symbolizing preeminence or authority

   "accepted the mantle of leadership"

3. Something that covers, enfolds, or envelops see envelop

   "The ground was covered with a mantle of leaves."

4. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace above the hearth see hearth
5. The upper back of a bird
6. A lacy hood or sheath of some refractory see refractory material that gives light by incandescence when placed over a flame
7. Regolith
8. The part of the interior of a terrestrial see terrestrial planet and especially the earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core
9. Mantel

verb

1. To cover with or as if with a mantle cloak

   "the encroaching jungle growth that mantled the building"

2. To become covered with a coating
3. To spread over a surface
4. Blush

   "her rich face mantling with emotion"

biographical name

1. Mickey (Charles) 1931–1995 American baseball player

noun

1. Any of a genus (Alchemilla) of widely distributed perennial herbaceous plants of the rose family

idiom

1. To take on the job of

   "He took on the mantle of director."