mantle - noun

the cloak as a symbol of authority

United States baseball player (1931-1997)

the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

anything that covers

(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

mantle - verb

• spread over a surface, like a mantle
• cover like a mantle

mantle - thesaurus

blanket   cape   chimneypiece   curtain   drape   drapery   mantel   mantelpiece   mantlepiece   pall   pallium