mantle

Sense 1 noun

the cloak as a symbol of authority

place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders

Sense 2 verb

spread over a surface, like a mantle

Sense 3 verb

cover like a mantle

The ivy mantles the building

Sense 4 noun

the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

Sense 5 noun

anything that covers

there was a blanket of snow

Sense 6 noun

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

Sense 7 noun

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece

Sense 8 noun

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

Sense 9 noun

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter