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n. An ornamental facing around a fireplace. Also called regionally mantelpiece.

n. The protruding shelf over a fireplace. Also called mantelpiece, mantelshelf; also called regionally fireboard.

n. the shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney

n. 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. The shelf is called also a mantelpiece or mantlepiece.

n. 1. A cloak. See mantle (the present spelling in this sense).

n. In architecture, all the work or facing around a fireplace, resting against the chimney, and usually projecting and more or less ornamental.

n. In a restricted sense, a mantel-shelf.

n. In geometry, lateral surface: as, the mantel of a frustum.

n. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

"The bookshelves are packed with stuffed animals and books, and the mantel is lined with photographs of the children who live here."

shelf   

mantel figures   

mantelpiece   

mantelpiece    mantlepiece    mantle   

Chantal    Mantle    antal    cantle    dismantle    mantle   

mantelpiece    sideboard    bookcase    fireplace    dresser    chimney-piece    mantelshelf    chimney    shelf    chandelier