Mantle vs. Coat
Difference Between Mantle and Coat
Mantlenoun
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. Compare mantum.
Coatnoun
(countable) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.Wp
Mantlenoun
(figuratively) A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
At the meeting, she finally assumed the mantle of leadership of the party.The movement strove to put women under the protective mantle of civil rights laws.Coatnoun
(countable) A covering of material, such as paint.Wp
Mantlenoun
(figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
Coatnoun
(countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.Wp
When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.Mantlenoun
(malacology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
Coatnoun
Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
Mantlenoun
(ornithology) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
Coatnoun
(obsolete) A petticoat.
Mantlenoun
The zone of hot gases around a flame.
Coatnoun
The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
Mantlenoun
A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.
Coatnoun
A coat of arms.Wp
Mantlenoun
The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
Coatnoun
A coat card.
Mantlenoun
A penstock for a water wheel.
Coatverb
To cover with a coat of some material
One can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.Mantlenoun
(anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
Coatverb
To cover as a coat.
Mantlenoun
(geology) The layer between the Earth's core and crust.
Coatnoun
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
Mantlenoun
A fireplace shelf; lang=en
Coatnoun
a thin layer covering something;
a second coat of paintMantlenoun
(heraldry) A mantling.
Coatnoun
growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
Mantleverb
(transitive) To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
Coatverb
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface;
coat the cake with chocolateMantleverb
(intransitive) To become covered or concealed.
Coatverb
cover or provide with a coat
Mantleverb
(intransitive) To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).
Coatverb
form a coat over;
Dirt had coated her faceMantlenoun
the cloak as a symbol of authority;
place the mantle of authority on younger shouldersMantlenoun
United States baseball player (1931-1997)
Mantlenoun
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
Mantlenoun
anything that covers;
there was a blanket of snowMantlenoun
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
Mantlenoun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace;
in England they call a mantel a chimneypieceMantlenoun
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Mantlenoun
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
Mantleverb
spread over a surface, like a mantle
Mantleverb
cover like a mantle;
The ivy mantles the building
