mantel-shelf
11mantel — /man tl/, n. 1. a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner. 2. Also called mantelshelf. a shelf above a fireplace opening. Also, mantle. Also called… …
12mantel — noun /ˈmæn.təl/ the shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney See Also: mantelpiece …
13shelf — Synonyms and related words: archives, armory, arsenal, attic, band, bank, bar, basement, bay, beam end, bed, bedding, belt, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock, cellar, chest, closet, conservatory, coral reef, corbel …
14shelf — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ledge, mantel, mantelpiece; sandbank, reef. See support. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A ledge] Syn. shoal, shallow, rock, reef, mantle, sandbank; see also ledge , ridge 2 . 2. [A cupboard rack] Syn. counter …
15mantel — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fireplace, mantelpiece, chimney piece; see shelf …
16mantel — man•tel or mantle 7) [[t]ˈmæn tl[/t]] n. 1) a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usu. covering part of the chimney breast in a decorative manner 2) Also called mantelshelf a shelf above a fireplace opening. Also… …
17Fireplace mantel — Chimneypiece and overmantel, about 1750 V A Museum no. 738:1 to 3 1897 Fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, also known as a chimneypiece, originated in medieval times as a hood that projected over a grate to catch the smoke. The term has evolved to… …
18chimney shelf — noun dialect : a mantel shelf …
19man|tel|shelf — «MAN tuhl SHEHLF», noun. = mantel (def. 2). (Cf. ↑mantel) …
20Mantle (climbing) — To mantle or mantel in rock climbing is to perform a specific move, typically to get a climber up onto a ledge. The term is derived from the phrase mantel shelf and derives from the shelf above a fireplace. Imagine an old house with high cellings …
