A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
The skin of an animal.
(mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.
A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.
A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.
To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.
To beat with a whip made from hide.
Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
The layer between the Earth's core and crust.
A penstock for a water wheel.
A mantling.
A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.)
The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
The zone of hot gases around a flame.
The cerebral cortex.
The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. (Compare mantum.)
The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
A fireplace shelf; Alternative spelling of mantel
To climb over or onto something.
To become covered or concealed.
To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).
To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.