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mantel
1. An ornamental facing around a fireplace or the protruding shelf over a fireplace; usually, made of stone or wood, which is also known as a "mantelpiece, mantelshelf", or "fireboard".
2. Etymology: from the late 15th century, "short, loose, sleeveless cloak"; a variant spelling of mantle.
2. Etymology: from the late 15th century, "short, loose, sleeveless cloak"; a variant spelling of mantle.
The sense of "movable shelter for soldiers besieging a fort" is from 1520's.
The meaning of "timber" or "stone supporting the masonry above a fireplace" was first recorded in the 1510's.
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mantel (MAN t'l) (noun)
An ornamental facing around, or over, a fireplace: The old clock stood on the mantel and kept perfect time.
mantle (MAN t'l) (noun)
1. A loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; a cloak: When Marvin went to the opera, he put on an elegant mantle instead of a jacket.
2. Something that covers, envelops, or conceals: Looking up into the sky was like looking at a dark blue mantle overspreading the earth.
2. Something that covers, envelops, or conceals: Looking up into the sky was like looking at a dark blue mantle overspreading the earth.
A tragedy almost happened when the glamorous opera star, wearing an elegant mantle, leaned against the mantel of the fireplace and her mantle almost caught on fire.
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“mantel”
(Latin: mantellum, cloak, veil; by way of Middle English, from Old English mentel and from Old French mantel; resulting in English words about: mantle, mantel, and manteau)