A mantle is a piece of clothing, a type of cloak. Several other meanings are derived from that. Mantle may refer to: * Mantle (clothing), a cloak-like garment worn mainly by women as fashionable outerwear ** Mantle (vesture), an Eastern Orthodox vesture worn by monastics and higher clergy **

Mantle (royal garment) A royal mantle, or more simply a mantle, is a garment normally worn by emperors, kings or queens as a symbol of authority. When worn at a coronation, such mantles may be referred to as coronation mantles. Many princes also wear such a mantle. S ...

, a garment worn by monarchs and princes as a symbol of authority **

Mantle (heraldry) In heraldry, a mantle is a symbol of sovereign power and is generally reserved for royalty. In some cases, its use has also been granted to other nobles, in recognition of particular merits. In ordinary rendering, the mantle is usually crimson ...

, a heraldic element *

Mantle (geology) A mantle is a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a Planetary core, core and above by a Crust (geology), crust. Mantles are made of Rock (geology), rock or Volatiles, ices, and are generally the largest and most massive layer of the pl ...

, a layer in the interior of a planet ** The Earth's mantle *

Mantle (surname) Mantle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Clive Mantle (born 1957), English actor *Doreen Mantle (1926–2023), British actress *Gabe Mantle (born 1975), Canadian drummer * John Mantle (disambiguation), multiple people *Kelly M ...

*Mantle, a feature of bird anatomy *

Mantle (climbing) __NOTOC__ This glossary of climbing terms is a list of definitions of terms and jargon related to rock climbing and mountaineering. The specific terms used can vary considerably between different English-speaking countries; many of the phrases d ...

, the external covering of a climbing rope. *Mantle, a black and white dog coat colour, especially in Great Danes *

Mantle (mollusc) The mantle (also known by the Latin word pallium meaning mantle, robe or cloak, adjective pallial) is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral mass and usually protrudes in the form of ...

, a layer of tissue in molluscs which secretes the shell *

Fireplace mantle The fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, also known as a chimneypiece, originated in medieval times as a hood that projected over a fire grate to catch the smoke. The term has evolved to include the decorative framework around the fireplace, and ca ...

or mantel, the hood over the grate of a fire * Gas mantle, a device for generating bright white light when heated by a flame *

Mantle Site, Wendat (Huron) Ancestral Village The "Jean-Baptiste Lainé" or Mantle site in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, north-east of Toronto, is the largest and most complex ancestral Wendat-Huron village to be excavated to date in the Lower Great Lakes region. The site's southeas ...

, in Whitchurch-Stouffville, near Toronto * Mantle (API), a low-level GPU API developed by AMD

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The Mantle ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'', an album by Agalloch *'' Greenmantle'', a novel by John Buchan

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