mantle vs chlamys

chlamys vs mantle

mantle and chlamys both are nouns.

mantle is a verb but chlamys is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mantle	Yes	No	Yes	No
chlamys	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chlamys is a hyponym of mantle; that is, chlamys is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mantle:

mantle: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
chlamys: a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece

Other hyponyms of mantle include mantelet, mantilla, pelisse, tippet, capelet.

mantle (noun)	chlamys (noun)
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter	a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)	collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
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

mantle (verb)	chlamys (verb)
cover like a mantle
spread over a surface, like a mantle

Difference between mantle and chlamys

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