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Definition of gas mantle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gas mantle

noun

/ˈɡæs mæntl/

/ˈɡæs mæntl/

(also mantle)

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a cover around the flame of a gas lamp that becomes very bright when it is heated

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