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Mantel

Mantel Meaning & Definition
Mantel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mantel?

[n] shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mantel: chimneypiece | mantelpiece | mantle | mantlepiece

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mantel:

See Also | fireplace | hearth | open fireplace | shelf

Mantel In Webster's Dictionary

\Man"tel\, n. [The same word as mantle a garment; cf. F. manteau de chemin['e]e. See {Mantle}.] (Arch.) The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports. [Written also {mantle}.]

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