Mantel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mantel	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Mantel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mantel n shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" Synonym(s): mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mantel \Man"tel\, n. [The same word as mantle a garment; cf. F. manteau de chemin[82]e. See {Mantle}.] (Arch.) The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports. [Written also {mantle}.]