mantel
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈmæn.təl/
:
repisa de la chimenea
- The fossilized imprint now sits on the mantel of his fireplace.
- mantel by the fireplace
And there was a picture of Hitler hanging over on our fireplace Mantel.
- And there was a picture of Hitler hanging over on our fireplace Mantel.
- The apartment's most attractive feature was it's white marble Mantel and hearth where the Moors displayed their family heirlooms.
Examples
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The nicked coffee tables and the mantel were still littered with glasses, spilled ash, and crumbs.
Fiction book (1990) -
All your pictures had to be in line and your mantel balanced, with candlesticks at both ends.
Fiction book (1993) -
I still keep mine on the mantel.
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Put it on the mantel.
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It's on the mantel over the fireplace.
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Last year, he made us all real nice stockings to hang on the mantel at Christmas.
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Eleanor stood by the mantel shelf, looking down at the fire, unlit.
Fiction book (1993) -
Grandma One Rock kept a small tin of tobacco on the mantel next to her red pipestone pipe.
Fiction book (1993) -
Small, carved wooden animals from Africa marched along the mantel, and beneath, green tiles framed the fireplace.
Fiction book (1990) -
The family hung their stockings above the mantel in preparation for Christmas.
Synonyms
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5.6
A shelf above a fireplace for showing clocks or photos
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4.9
A shelf above a fireplace where people put clocks or photos
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4.8
A shelf above a fireplace where people put clocks or photos
A shelf above a fireplace that holds photos or candles
A shelf above a fireplace that holds pictures or small objects
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Etymology
Mantel comes from an old French word mantel meaning 'cloak'. People once hung a cloth like a 'cloak' above a fireplace to protect the room from smoke, and that cloth later became the shelf we now call a mantel, so the word means the shelf above a fireplace.