Definition of mantle

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Mantle (v. i.) To spread out; -- said of wings.

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Tectibranchiate :: Tectibranchiate (a.) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata.
Purl :: Purl (v. & n.) To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle..
Inferobranchiate :: Inferobranchiate (a.) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata..
Dismantle :: Dismantle (v. t.) To disable; to render useless.
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To dismantle; as, to strip a ship of rigging, spars, etc..
Pellibranchiata :: Pellibranchiata (n. pl.) A division of Nudibranchiata, in which the mantle itself serves as a gill..
Mantling :: Mantling (n.) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin..
Lady''s Mantle :: Lady's mantle () A genus of rosaceous herbs (Alchemilla), esp. the European A. vulgaris, which has leaves with rounded and finely serrated lobes..
Purple :: Purple (n.) Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to put on the imperial purple..
Siphonata :: Siphonata (n. pl.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also Siphoniata. See Siphon, 2 (a), and Quahaug..
Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak..
Mantle :: Mantle (v. i.) To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc..
Chlamydate :: Chlamydate (a.) Having a mantle; -- applied to certain gastropods.
Mantle :: Mantle (n.) Same as Mantling.
Mantle :: Mantle (n.) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
Portmantle :: Portmantle (n.) A portmanteau.
Mantelet :: Mantelet (n.) A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet..
Tabard :: Tabard (n.) A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn for protection from the weather. When worn over the armor it was commonly emblazoned with the arms of the wearer, and from this the name was given to the garment adopted for heralds..
Palliobranchiate :: Palliobranchiate (a.) Having the pallium, or mantle, acting as a gill, as in brachiopods..
Ivy-mantled :: Ivy-mantled (a.) Covered with ivy.
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