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“Mantel” or “Mantle”

mantel / mantle are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

mantel m·AE·n·t·ah·l

  • nounshelf that projects from wall above fireplace.

mantle m·AE·n·t·ah·l

  • nounthe cloak as a symbol of authority.
  • nounUnited States baseball player (1931-1997).
  • nounthe layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
  • noun(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell.
  • verbspread over a surface, like a mantle.
  • verbcover like a mantle.
Usage

Examples in context

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“mantel”

  • Dame Hilary Mantel is a highly successful writer…
  • …the addition of an oak mantel and some masonry.
  • …high-count MBL progresses to CLL/SLL, mantel cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, splenic…
  • …(a schoorsteenstuk, or over the mantel piece) he made for the…
  • Without naming Roose personally, Mantel covers the poisoning and its…
  • Hilary Mantel includes the poisoning in her…
  • …also houses an antique walnut mantel from the now-demolished Delaware Avenue…
  • …above this scrupulously restored hardwood mantel.

“mantle”

  • The dining room mantle was pink with oxblood.
  • The library mantle was pink and grey.
  • …finally prevailed to accept the mantle of leadership.
  • …Earth's crust (or lithosphere) and mantle such that the crust "floats"…
  • Mantle later became the grandfather of…
  • …that same position on his mantle, and every so often will…
  • …terms of continental crust and mantle, it has subsequently been interpreted…
  • …between the earth's crust and mantle.
  • John Duval assumed the mantle of Penfolds Chief Winemaker from…
  • It has a particularly large mantle, and an unusually wide fin…

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