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les rênes — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mantle verb To cover, cloak, or conceal something.

Senses

les rênes is used for these senses in English:

  • mantle (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak. [from 9th c.]

mantle — full definition

  1. verb To cover, cloak, or conceal something.
  2. noun The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  3. noun A position or responsibility passed on to someone, or a loose cloak.

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