mantles
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Mantles is the plural of mantle, a loose sleeveless cloak or covering.
The word extends to anything that covers or envelops: a mantle of snow, a mantle of secrecy.
In geology, mantles refers to the layers of rock between a planet's crust and core.
To assume someone's mantle is to take on their role or authority: She inherited her mentor's mantle.
Loose outer wraps
- capesArmless cloaks or promontories
- robesLong loose outer garments
- wrapsEncircles with covering
- shawlsFabric shoulder coverings
coverings · vestments · ponchos · stoles · capotes · dominoes · burnooses · tallit
Positions or functions held
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- successionFollowing in order
inheritance · legacy · passing · assuming · shoulders · burden · title · position
Hard outer layer
- coreCentral essential portion
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- asthenosphereDuctile upper mantle layer
- magmaMolten rock underground
convection · tectonic · plates · seismic · silicate · olivine · subduction · plumes
Horizontal storage surface
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- hearthFireplace floor area
- surroundEnclose on every side
- overmantelDecorative area above mantelpiece
piece · clock · ornaments · display · ledge · wooden · marble · stone
cloaks
Loose outer wraps
shawls · coverings · vestments · ponchos · stoles · capotes · dominoes · burnooses · tallit · chador
roles
Positions or functions held
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
succession · inheritance · legacy · passing · assuming · shoulders · burden · title · position · power
crust
Hard outer layer
- coreCentral essential portion
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- asthenosphereDuctile upper mantle layer
magma · convection · tectonic · plates · seismic · silicate · olivine · subduction · plumes · upper
shelf
Horizontal storage surface
overmantel · piece · clock · ornaments · display · ledge · wooden · marble · stone · carved
blankets
Fabric bed coverings
canopies · envelopes · coatings · films · sheets · curtains · drapes · palls · spreads · wrappings
mollusks
Soft-bodied invertebrates, often shelled
- shellsProtective outer layers
- bivalvesTwo-shelled mollusks
- gastropodsBelly-footed mollusks
secretion · nacre · pearl · oyster · clam · mussel · scallop · tissue · membrane · cavity
- Andean textilesalpaca wool, manta, poncho, quipu, condors
- outerwearcoat, coats, jacket, jackets, parka
- knighthoodknight, knights, knight errant, knights errant, Templars
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- Biblical Attirerobe, robes, tunic, tunics, cloak
- historical fashiongown, petticoat, corset, bustle, chemise dress
mantlesblazers
Semiformal lightweight jackets
corsets · waistcoats · bodysuits · bodices · vests
mantlesabdication
Formal surrender of power
renunciation · shirking · relinquishment · subordination · powerlessness
- 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