Definitions:

1. cover like a mantle verb
   • The ivy mantles the building
2. the cloak as a symbol of authority noun
   • place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders

Synonyms:

• blanket
• cape
• chimneypiece
• curtain
• drape
• drapery
• mantel
• mantelpiece
• mantlepiece
• pall
• pallium

NearBy Words:

• mantled
• mantlepiece
• mantlet