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mantelenUK
mantelfacing of a fireplace; a shelf above: Put the clock on the mantel.
Not to be confused with:mantle – a cloak; something that conceals: the mantle of darknessman·tel also man·tle M0089200 (măn′tl)n.1. An ornamental facing around a fireplace. Also called regionally mantelpiece.2. The protruding shelf over a fireplace. Also called regionally mantelpiece, mantelshelf, fireboard.
[Middle English mantel (as in mantiltre, beam over fireplace opening, perhaps from its use for drying wet clothing); see manteltree.]mantel (ˈmæntəl) or less commonly mantlen1. (Architecture) a wooden or stone frame around the opening of a fireplace, together with its decorative facing2. (Architecture) Also called: mantelshelf a shelf above this frame[C15: from French, variant of mantle]
Mantel (mænˈtɛl) n (Biography) Dame Hilary (Mary). born 1952, English writer. Her novels include Wolf Hall (2009) and Bring Up the Bodies (2012), both of which won the Booker Prizeman•tel or man•tle (ˈmæn tl)
n. 1. a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usu. covering part of the chimney breast in a decorative manner. 2. Also called mantelshelf. a shelf above a fireplace opening. Also called man′tel•piece`, man′tle•piece` (-ˌpis) [1510–20; sp. variant of mantle] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mantel - shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"chimneypiece, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, mantlefireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects |
TranslationsmantelenUK
mantel (less commonly), mantle1. a wooden or stone frame around the opening of a fireplace, together with its decorative facing 2. a shelf above this frame MantelThe frame and shelf surrounding the fireplace; often used to denote just the shelf.mantel  mantel, 2 1. A beam or arch that supports the masonry above a fireplace; also called a mantel-tree. 2. All the construction or facing around a fireplace. 3. A mantelshelf.MantelenUK
Man·tel (man-tel'), Nathan, 20th-century U.S. biostatistician. See: Mantel-Haenszel test. mantelenUK
Related to mantel: mantel shelfSynonyms for mantelnoun shelf that projects from wall above fireplaceSynonyms- chimneypiece
- mantelpiece
- mantlepiece
- mantle
Related Words- fireplace
- hearth
- open fireplace
- shelf
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