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MANTEL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does mantel mean?

• MANTEL (noun)
The noun MANTEL has 1 sense:

1. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

Familiarity information: MANTEL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MANTEL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chimneypiece; mantel; mantelpiece; mantlepiece; mantle

Context example:

in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece

Hypernyms ("mantel" is a kind of...):

shelf (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)

Holonyms ("mantel" is a part of...):

fireplace; hearth; open fireplace (an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built)

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