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overmantel

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o⋅ver⋅man⋅tel

[oh-ver-man-tl]
–adjective
1. situated above a mantelpiece.
–noun
2. an ornament or panel situated above a mantelpiece.

Origin:
1880–85; over- + mantel
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o·ver·man·tel   (ō'vər-mān'tl)   
n.  A decorative structure or an ornamental panel situated above a mantelpiece.
o'ver·man'tel adj.
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