mantel
IPA: mˈæntʌɫ
Root Word: Mantel
noun
- A surname.
- The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
- (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
verb
- (climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
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Examples of "mantel" in Sentences
- It's like the gun on the mantel.
- One mantel is original to the house.
- Above the mantel, the fireplace was unfinished.
- Fireplace mantels are the focus of custom interior decoration.
- The brick fireplace is whitewashed up to the level of the mantel.
- The defining element of a great mantel is the design and workmanship.
- A carved stone fireplace and mantel is recessed into the wall to the right.
- The only original item remaining left in the room was the fireplace mantel.
- He was commissioned in 1519 to paint the ceiling and mantel of the fireplace.
- He repositions the painting on the wall and then on the fireplace mantel piece.
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