Definition of mantles:
(n) :
(figuratively) A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
(n) :
(figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
(n) :
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
(n) :
(geology) The layer between Earth's core and crust.
(n) :
(malacology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
(n) :
(ornithology) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.