| 单词 | mantel ornament |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmantel ornament mantel ornament n. ΚΠ 1829 G. Jones Sketches Naval Life I. 83 The finer Nautilus, (Argonauta or Argo,) a beautiful thing, is also found here. The natives work the smaller shells into handsome mantle ornaments. 1896 A. R. White Youth's Educator xii. 146 There are so many beautiful articles which can be fittingly sent as wedding gifts... Among them are pictures, albums, bric-a-brac, vases, clocks, mantel ornaments. 1920 E. Wharton Age of Innocence vii. 49 The..Madison Avenue drawing-room, with the pale brocaded armchairs so obviously uncovered for the occasion, and the gauze still veiling the ormolu mantel ornaments. 1998 Independent 10 Aug. 5 Down the road..is another mysterious piece of the provincial economy: a shop that sells mantel ornaments: little models of country cottages; china dolphin families all cuddling together; hand-carved wooden wizards. < as lemmas |
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