mantle
noun
1 noun authority, rolecúram masc1 freagracht fem3 he resigned and I took up the mantle d'éirigh sé as agus chuaigh mise i mbun an chúraim 2 noun literary coveringbrat masc1 fallaing fem2 a mantle of snow brat sneachtaShow full entry
3 noun guisefolach masc1 scáth masc3 the murder was condoned under the mantle of religion glacadh leis an dúnmharú faoi scáth an reiligiúin 4 noun CLOTH cloakfallaing fem2 5 (also gas mantle) noun FURN of gas lampcochall gáisTilley lamp mantle cochall lampa Tilley 6 noun GEOL of Earthmaintlín masc4 7 noun ZOOL of bird's headmainte masc4
verb
9 verb literary cover, hide TRANSITIVEbrataigh verb clúdaigh verb brat a chur arheavy mist mantled the mountain bhí an sliabh faoi bhrat trom ceo, bhí brat trom ceo ar an sliabhthe garden is mantled with blossom tá an gairdín clúdaithe le bláthanna, tá brat bláthanna sa ghairdín 10 verb GEOL cover rock layer TRANSITIVEbheith ina bhrat arbheith ina screamh arboulder clay mantles the granite tá screamh chré bholláin ar an gcloch eibhir, tá brat cré bholláin ar an gcloch eibhir