Topic: DAILY LIFE
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| Date: | 800-900 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | mantel, from Latin mantellum 'cloak' |
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man‧tle1
1 to accept or have an important duty or job : 
It is up to Europe to take on the mantle of leadership in environmental issues.
take on/assume/wear the mantle of something
formalIt is up to Europe to take on the mantle of leadership in environmental issues.2 something such as snow or darkness that covers a surface or area : A mantle of snow lay on the trees.
a mantle of snow/darkness etc
literaryA mantle of snow lay on the trees.3 [countable]DCC a loose piece of outer clothing without sleeves, worn especially in former times
4 [countable]DT a cover that is put over the flame of a gas or oil lamp to make it shine more brightly
5 [singular] technicalHE the part of the Earth around the central core
