ALL meanings of mantling
man·tling
M m - noun mantling A piece of ornamental drapery depicted issuing from a helmet and surrounding a shield. 1
- noun mantling a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape. 1
- noun mantling something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness. 1
- noun mantling Geology. the portion of the earth, about 1800 miles (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the core. Compare core1 (def 10), crust (def 6). 1
- noun mantling Zoology. a single or paired outgrowth of the body wall that lines the inner surface of the valves of the shell in mollusks and brachiopods. 1
- noun mantling a chemically prepared, incombustible network hood for a gas jet, kerosene wick, etc., that, when the jet or wick is lighted, becomes incandescent and gives off a brilliant light. 1
- noun mantling Ornithology. the back, scapular, and inner wing plumage, especially when of the same color and distinct from other plumage. 1
- abbreviation MANTLING mantel. 1
- noun mantling Metallurgy. a continuous beam set on a ring of columns and supporting the upper brickwork of a blast furnace in such a way that the brickwork of the hearth and bosh may be readily replaced. 1
- verb with object mantling to cover with or as if with a mantle; envelop; conceal. 1
- verb without object mantling to spread or cover a surface, as a blush over the face. 1
- verb without object mantling to flush; blush. 1
- verb without object mantling (of a hawk) to spread out one wing and then the other over the corresponding outstretched leg. 1
- verb without object mantling to be or become covered with a coating, as a liquid; foam: The champagne mantled in the glass. 1
- noun mantling the drapery or scrollwork around a shield 0