Mantel Definition
mantəl
noun
The facing of stone, marble, etc. about a fireplace, including a projecting shelf or slab above it.
Webster's New World
The shelf or slab.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Mantel
Noun
Singular:
mantel
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mantelsOrigin of Mantel
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Old English mentel (“sleeveless cloak"), later reinforced by cognate Anglo-Norman mantel, both from Latin mantÄ“llum (“covering, cloak"), diminutive of mantum, likely from Gaulish.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English mantel (as in mantiltre beam over fireplace opening, perhaps from its use for drying wet clothing) manteltree
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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