# mantles

Pronunciation: say "MAN-tuhlz" /ˈmæn.təlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of mantle. — plural of mantle
   - Simple: Plural of mantle. Use it for more than one cloak, covering, or layer.
   - _Planetary scientists compared the rocky mantles of Mars and Earth._
   - _Clams and snails build their shells from material their mantles secrete._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of mantle. — third-person singular simple present indicative of mantle
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of mantle. Use it after he, she, it, or one thing.
   - _Ivy mantles the old stone wall behind the chapel._
   - _The young hawk mantles over its catch whenever another bird flies near._

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