mantle vs drop curtain

drop curtain vs mantle

mantle and drop curtain both are nouns.

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

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

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

mantle: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
drop curtain: 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 cloth, festoon, frontal, portiere, shower curtain, theater curtain, theatre curtain, lace curtain, net curtain.

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

Difference between mantle and drop curtain

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