drop cloth vs mantle

mantle vs drop cloth

drop cloth and mantle both are nouns.

drop cloth is not a verb while mantle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drop cloth	Yes	No	No	No
mantle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mantle is a hypernym of drop cloth; that is, mantle is a word with a broader meaning than drop cloth:

drop cloth: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
mantle: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Other hypernyms of drop cloth include curtain, drape, drapery, pall.

drop cloth (noun)	mantle (noun)
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery	a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
	shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
	(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
	the cloak as a symbol of authority
	the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
	anything that covers

drop cloth (verb)	mantle (verb)
	cover like a mantle
	spread over a surface, like a mantle

Difference between drop cloth and mantle

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