How to pronounce mantle
American English pronunciation
MAN-tul
- IPA
- /ˈmæntəl/
- Syllables
- MAN · tul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mantle means
Most people know mantle in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A mesh cover that glows bright over a gas lamp's flame
In a sentence: Dad lit the camping lantern, and its mantle glowed so bright we could read.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin mantellum, a cloak or covering. The lamp part got this name because it hangs over the flame like a mantel.
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