MEANING
A shelf or decorative framework above and around a fireplace.
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Words that belong together
- stone mantel
- mantel shelf
On the page
A clock stood on the mantel.
Carving covered the stone mantel.
She wiped soot from the mantel shelf.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- mantel
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular mantel; plural mantels. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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