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] (Math.) The decimal part
of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or
characteristic.

Man"tle (?), n. [OE. mantel, OF.
mantel, F. manteau, fr. L. mantellum,
mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. mantele,
mantile, towel, napkin); prob. from manus hand + the
root of tela cloth. See Manual, Textile, and cf.
Mandil, Mantel, Mantilla.]

1. A loose garment to be worn over other
garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a
covering or concealing envelope.

[The] children are clothed with mantles of
satin.

Bacon.

The green mantle of the standing
pool.

Shak.

Now Nature hangs her mantle green

On every blooming tree.

Burns.

2. (Her.) Same as
Mantling.

3. (Zoöl.) (a)
The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of
the body of a mollusk.

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