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mantel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæn.təl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

Meanings

  1. The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
  2. A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

Forms

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mantels Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

mantelboard · manteltree

Relateds

mantelpiece

Synonyms

mantelshelf

Translations (10)

sv spiselkrans (shelf above a fireplace) · eo kamenŝranko (shelf above a fireplace) · ru каминная полка (shelf above a fireplace) · bg полица над камината (shelf above a fireplace) · sco chumli-brace (shelf above a fireplace) · nl schoorsteenmantel (shelf above a fireplace) · nl schouw (shelf above a fireplace) · fi takanreunus (shelf above a fireplace) · cs krbová římsa (shelf above a fireplace) · de Kaminregal (shelf above a fireplace)

mantel en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæn.təl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

Meanings

  1. To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

Forms

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manteling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
mantels Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
manteled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
manteled Tense=Past US lexicographic
mantelling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
mantelled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
mantelled Tense=Past UK lexicographic

Synonyms

mantelshelf