Dic: mantle

3. the responsibilities and duties which go with a particular job or position :

• He refuses to accept the mantle of leader. ... [Collins Essential]

cf: 1. N-SING : the N of n
If you take on the mantle of something such as a profession or an important job, you take on the responsibilities and duties which must be fulfilled by anyone who has this profession or job.[WRITTEN]

• Glasgow has broadened its appeal since taking on the mantle of European City of Culture in 1990. .... [Cobuild]

2. anything that covers completely or envelops:

• a mantle of snow covered the ground .... [Collins Essential]

cf: 2. N-COUNT : with supp

A mantle of something is a layer of it covering a surface, for example a layer of snow on the ground.[ WRITTEN ]

• The parks and squares looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash.
• = blanket

..... http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mantle

cf. 자료: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantle_(clothing)

Woman's dolman mantle, front & back views.Harper's Bazaar, November 1871

A mantle (from mantellum, the Latin term for a cloak) is a type of loose garment usually worn over indoor clothing to serve the same purpose as an overcoat. Technically, the term describes a long, loose cape-like cloak worn from the 12th to the 16th century by both sexes, although by the 19th century, it was used to describe any loose-fitting, shaped woman's outer garment similar to a cape.^[1] For example, the dolman, a 19th century cape-like garment with partial sleeves is often described as a mantle.^[2]

Mantelet, French, 1895.

A variation on the mantle is the mantelet (also spelled mantelot and mantlet), typically describing a short version of the mantle. The term appears as early as 1386, in The Knight's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer. In the 18th century, a mantelet was a woman's short cloak, and in the early 19th century, it was an ornamental scarf that crossed over the chest and tied behind, usually made of fur or lace.^[1]. By the end of the 19th century, a mantelet was a woman's shoulder cape with elongated ends in front, sometimes held in position by a belt at the waist.^[1]

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