mantel (redirected from mantels)

man·tel also man·tle  (mntl)

n.

1. An ornamental facing around a fireplace. Also called regionally mantelpiece.

2. The protruding shelf over a fireplace. Also called mantelpiece, mantelshelf; also called regionally fireboard.

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[Middle English mantel, as in mantiltre, beam over fireplace opening (perhaps from its use for drying wet clothing); see manteltree.]

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mantel less commonly, mantle [ˈmænt^əl]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a wooden or stone frame around the opening of a fireplace, together with its decorative facing

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called mantel shelf a shelf above this frame

[from French, variant of mantle]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mantel - shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" chimneypiece, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, mantle fireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires" shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

Translations

mantel → رف المستوقد římsa nad krbem kaminhylde Kaminsims κορνίζα τζακιού repisa de la chimenea takan reunus chambranle polica nad kaminom caminiera マントルピース 벽난로 선반 mantelstuk peishylle obramowanie kominka consolo da lareira, cornija da lareira полка над камином spiselkrans ชั้นที่อยู่เหนือเตาผิง şömine rafı bệ lò sưởi 壁炉台