Monday, April 27, 2009

Mantles

The trees in the neighbor's field had all donned translucent mantles, and each now stood unique but unified in its presentation. [2, p. 18]

Mantle has many applications, depending on which discipline you're referring to--geology, clothing, or other sciences--but as a pure English word it simply refers to any type of cloak or covering.

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