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单词 mantel
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mantel

(mæntəl)
Word forms: plural mantels
countable noun
A mantel is a mantelpiece.
[old-fashioned]
On the mantel were photographs of a man and a woman.

mantel in British English

or less commonly mantle (ˈmæntəl)
noun
1. 
a wooden or stone frame around the opening of a fireplace, together with its decorative facing
2.  Also called: mantelshelf
a shelf above this frame
Word origin
C15: from French, variant of mantle

Mantel in British English

(mænˈtɛl)
noun
Dame Hilary (Mary). born 1952, English writer. Her novels include Wolf Hall (2009) and Bring Up the Bodies (2012), both of which won the Booker Prize

mantel in American English

(ˈmæntəl)
noun
1. 
the facing of stone, marble, etc. about a fireplace, including a projecting shelf or slab above it
2. 
the shelf or slab
Word origin
var. of mantle

Examples of 'mantel' in a sentence
mantel

Thinking of clues, I glanced at the congratulations card on my mantel.
Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)
She tried to read my congrats card without actually touching it, by resting her chin on the edge of the mantel.
Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)
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