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mantel

man·tel

UK/ˈmæn.təl/ US/ˈmæntʌl/ uncommon

noun

1.

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

  • “in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece”
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Origin

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

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