mantle vs mantel :

Definitions

  • n  the cloak as a symbol of authority
    place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders
  • n  United States baseball player (1931-1997)
  • n  the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  • n  anything that covers
  • n  (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
  • n  shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
  • n  hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  • n  a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
  • v  spread over a surface, like a mantle
  • v  cover like a mantle
    The ivy mantles the building

  • n  shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
    in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
News & Articles

  • Mantle to Wed Nold
    Dan and Rose Mantle, Washington, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kate Marie Mantle, Kansas City, to Nathan Dean Nold, Munster, Ind., son of Kim Turner, Platte City, and Jeff Nold, Savannah.
    June 12, 2013 - The Missourian
  • Wounded warrior gets back life saving armor
    A local veteran has something very special to add to the mantle in his home.  A piece of body armor that saved his life during an IED attack in Iraq in 2007, day he calls his "Alive Day".
    June 12, 2013 - First Coast News
  • Now that Steve Jobs is dead, Kanye West is the Steve Jobs of culture, says Kanye West
    If there’s one thing hip hop has taught us, it’s that sometimes your heroes have to die before you can assume the mantle of their greatness. “I think what Kanye West is going to mean is something similar ...
    June 12, 2013 - Quartz via Yahoo! Finance

  • What I Learned From Vince Flynn
    Names like Palin, Breitbart, Coulter, Malkin, and Rumsfeld are just a few which I choose to put on my mantel; however, tonight, as I looked at these books, my eyes fell upon Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn, and for the first time all day, I allowed myself to cry.
    June 20, 2013 - The Christian Post
  • Young, broke and single? Des Moines is your kind of town
    Add another trophy to Des Moines' mythical mantel: This is one of the top 10 cities to live if you are 'young, broke and single.'
    June 19, 2013 - The Des Moines Register
  • SoCal Fireplace Mantels Offers Modern Fireplace Mantel Designs
    LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SoCal Fireplace Mantels , the leading Los Angeles fireplace mantels manufacturer, offers modern fireplace mantel designs. Choose from an existing design or have ...
    June 18, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance