mantel
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tl noun
1.
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
2.
Also called mantelshelf. a shelf above a fireplace opening.
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mantel or (less commonly) mantle (ˈmæntəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a wooden or stone frame around the opening of a fireplace, together with its decorative facing |
| 2. | Also called: mantel shelf a shelf above this frame |
| [C15: from French, variant of | |
| mantle or (less commonly) mantle | |
| —n | |
| [C15: from French, variant of | |
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Mantel
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
mantel
1489, "short, loose, sleeveless cloak," variant of mantle (q.v.). Sense of "movable shelter for soldiers besieging a fort" is from 1524. Meaning "timber or stone supporting masonry above a fireplace" first recorded 1519, a shortened form of M.E. mantiltre "mantletree" (1482).
Mantelpiece is from 1686.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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mantel
hood or other similar projection, usually ornamented, that surrounds the opening of a fireplace and directs smoke up to the chimney flue. See chimneypiece.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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Example sentences
The mantel is a natural spot for owls of all sizes to perch among manzanita branches.
Moment later, and everything was under the fog's mantel.
The living room has built-in shelves and a fireplaces with a marble mantel.
Each designer's mantel is already heavy with awards, and the work all five are nominated for is invariably fantastic.
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