mantle vs drop cloth

drop cloth vs mantle

mantle and drop cloth both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of mantle include drop, drop curtain, festoon, frontal, portiere, shower curtain, theater curtain, theatre curtain, lace curtain, net curtain.

mantle (noun)	drop cloth (noun)
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter	a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)	a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted
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)	drop cloth (verb)
cover like a mantle
spread over a surface, like a mantle

Difference between mantle and drop cloth

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