mantel

IPA: mˈæntʌɫ

Root Word: Mantel

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.

(climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

Examples of "mantel" in Sentences

A Gold Glove on his mantel is proof he can field as well as hit.
The exquisite white marble mantel is Italian, not French, of the time of Louis XVI.
Prominently placed on the mantel were his Emmy awards along with his favorite photographs of our children.
The border of the Virgin's mantel is carved to resemble brocade and painted gold, while the inside has been painted red.
The bookshelves are packed with stuffed animals and books, and the mantel is lined with photographs of the children who live here.
Mantel: The fireplace mantel is a very prominent location for displaying your village, as long as your collection is not too extensive and would force the overcrowding of your favorite pieces in to what can be a narrow and overall restricted space.
In the centre of the mantel was a stuffed bird-of-paradise, while about the room were scattered gorgeous shells from the southern seas, delicate sprays of coral sprouting from barnacled pi-pi shells and cased in glass, assegais from South Africa, stone axes from New Guinea, huge