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noun
A decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a shelf over a mantelpiece
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shelf
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English mantel English overmantel From over- + mantel.
Across languages
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