mantle vs mantel : Common Errors in English

Though they stem from the same word, a “mantle” today is usually acloak, while the shelf over a fireplace is most often spelled “mantel.”

(n) the cloak as a symbol of authority
(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

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