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mantel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chimneypiece, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece |
| Type of | shelf |
Examples of mantel
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There's also a ventless gas fireplace under the flat-screen TV above the mantel.
From the post-gazette.com
They replaced the fireplace's butchered mantel with an oak-and-tile masterpiece.
From the dailyherald.com
The fireplace has a built-in cubbie above the mantel that houses the television.
From the courier-journal.com
His wife, Thaya, lights an oil lamp on the mantel of a dark, bare concrete room.
From the washingtontimes.com
The white brick fireplace with a black mantel is the perfect spot on a cold day.
From the courier-journal.com
Eventually, there were so many stockings that one mantel couldn't hold them all.
From the sfgate.com
Paying special attention to the mantel is easy and has a big impact on any room.
From the courier-journal.com
A vibrant watercolor of a leopard hangs over the white mantel in the great room.
From the courier-journal.com
Carved giraffe bones and painted ostrich eggs decorate the mantel and sideboard.
From the bostonherald.com
- Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
- Mantel is a municipality in the district of Neustadt in Bavaria in Germany.
- The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney
- The facing of stone, marble or other material around a fireplace.
- The shelf above a fireplace. Also used in referring to the decorative trim around a fireplace opening.
- A technique wherein a climber grasps a hold waist-level and powers the body upward with minimal assistance from the feet. (From "mantelpiece.")
- Is a decorative shelf above the fireplace. The one shown is made of brick but others may be made of wood, plaster, stone, cast iron or other decorative materials.
- A climbing move in which downward pressure is applied with the hands to a ledge, lifting the body high enough to get the feet on that same ledge. Usually used when no handholds are available.
- N./vb. a climbing technique involving the transfer of upward force from a pulling action to a pushing action much like a child would climb the kitchen counter to reach the cabinets above.
