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Mantel definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MANTEL. [See Mantle.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, mantle Date: 15th century 1. a. a beam, stone, or arch serving as a lintel to support the masonry above a fireplace b. the finish around a fireplace 2. a shelf above a fireplace

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 = MANTELPIECE 1. 2 = MANTELSHELF. Etymology: var. of MANTLE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mantels) A mantel is a mantelpiece. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [Written also Mantle, Mantle-piece, Mantle-shelf.] Mantel-piece, mantel-shelf.