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mantel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mantel \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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mantel n : projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: {mantelpiece}, {mantle}, {mantlepiece}, {chimneypiece}]
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