mantle
Loose sleeveless garment
Mantle is mainly a noun and should not be confused with its homonym mantel, even though both spellings are confusingly used for the latter.
A mantle is a cloak.
In figurative use, mantle is used to characterize something that covers or applies widely (mantle of secrecy).
Mantle represents authority or responsibility in expression like don the mantle of director.
In geology, the earth’s mantle is the middle layer between the top crust and the core.
Shouldered sleeveless wrap
- robeLong loose outer garment
- shawlDraped shoulder covering
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- garmentArticle of clothing
velvet · brocade · drapery · hood · tunic · wrap · covering · draped
Hard outer layer
- coreCentral essential portion
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- asthenosphereDuctile upper mantle layer
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
subduction · magma · convection · plume · silicate · seismic · volcanism · molten
Protect by overlaying
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- veilFabric that obscures
- maskFace-worn concealment
hidden · secrecy · obscure · cloak-and-dagger · invisibility · enigma · mystery · masquerade
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- shellHard outer covering
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- bivalveTwo-shelled mollusk
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
clam · oyster · tissue · cavity · nacre · pearl · cephalopod · squid
Horizontal storage surface
Required moral task
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
trust · charge · commitment · role · custodianship · guardianship · oversight · care
Ability to direct others
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- governanceHow authority is exercised
dominance · rule · succession · heir · predecessor · legacy · throne · crown
Handle difficulties adequately
- cassockFull-length clerical garment
- surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment
- albLiturgical white robe
- chasubleLiturgical overgarment for clergy
vestment · liturgical · ecclesiastical · bishop · priest · ceremonial · choir · processional
cape
Shouldered sleeveless wrap
garment · velvet · brocade · drapery · hood · tunic · wrap · covering · draped · flowing
crust
Hard outer layer
- coreCentral essential portion
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- asthenosphereDuctile upper mantle layer
tectonics · subduction · magma · convection · plume · silicate · seismic · volcanism · molten · layer
cover
Protect by overlaying
mask · hidden · secrecy · obscure · cloak-and-dagger · invisibility · enigma · mystery · masquerade · facade
mollusk
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
snail · clam · oyster · tissue · cavity · nacre · pearl · cephalopod · squid · octopus
shelf
Horizontal storage surface
duty
Required moral task
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- obligationRequired task or commitment
stewardship · trust · charge · commitment · role · custodianship · guardianship · oversight · care · succession
leadership
Ability to direct others
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
governance · dominance · rule · succession · heir · predecessor · legacy · throne · crown · reign
cope
Handle difficulties adequately
chasuble · vestment · liturgical · ecclesiastical · bishop · priest · ceremonial · choir · processional
incandescent
Glowing from heat
glow · mesh · fragile · camping · kerosene · illumination · burner · filament
- earth scienceatmosphere, earthquake, geology, volcano, crust
- layerscanopy layer, paper sheets, veneer, laminate, cloud layer
- ancient garmentstoga, tunic, chiton, stola, pallium
- Earth's interiorcrust, core, inner core, outer core, lithosphere
- Inner Planetssurface, atmosphere, orbit, core, crust
- royal symbolscrown jewels, crown, scepter, orb, coat of arms
- pick up the mantleAssume a predecessor's role
- passed the mantleTransferred role to successor
- took up the mantleAssumed another's role
- passing the mantleTransferring leadership to another
- assumes the mantleTakes on leadership responsibility
- picked up the mantleAssumed another's role
dismantle, mantel, dismantled, mantles, mantled, dismantling, mantelpiece, dismantles, mantilla