Mantle and Shield

Mantle

Mantle noun - Something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth.

Usage example: the mantle of secrecy that surrounds the operations of the organization's hierarchy

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Shield and mantle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shield" instead the word "Mantle" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: mantling, mantled, mantel, mantlet

Shield noun - Means or method of defending.

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Mantle and shield are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mantle" instead the word "Shield" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: shielded, shielding

old	old mantle	old shield
full	full mantle	full shield
special	special mantle	special shield
best	best mantle	best shield
Other adjectives: silver, original, small, massive, big, black, new, planetary, impenetrable, giant, invisible.

Chekhov's Gun: Subverted — when Elizabeth attempts to defend herself with one of the swords displayed above the mantle, she finds it is permanently attached to its decorative shield.

Source: Franchise / Pirates of the Caribbean
In Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, Sandrock Custom has an armored mantle that attaches to the shoulders via extra armor; we only see it used as a re-entry shield, Quatre ejecting it shortly after he arrives on Earth (presumably to keep it from hampering Sandrock's movement).

Source: All-Encompassing Mantle
Many solo single class strategies against Lucavis involve lowering the player's HP low enough to physical 1HKO range, get a mantle (or shield), and sooner or later they will get in a run where the boss tries to physical repeatedly and whiff repeatedly as the player whittles the boss's HP down.

Source: Artificial Stupidity / RPG

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