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单词 mantel
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Definition of mantel in English:

mantel

(also mantle)
noun ˈmant(ə)lˈmæn(t)l
  • A mantelpiece or mantelshelf.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fireplace has a mantel and hearth incorporating a copper insert and remote-control living flame gas fire.
    • Large pieces of artwork are best hung over fireplace mantels or large pieces of furniture.
    • The thirteen marble fireplaces all remained, as did the gas jets over the parlor mantels and near the windows.
    • Included in the show are table covers, needlework patterns, needle worked fire screens, valances for mantels and beds, needlework upholstery, and sewing tools.
    • Most of the people I work with haven't been nominated, don't have a statue on their mantel, and they're fine actors.
    • Group them under your tree, on mantels, and on windowsills.
    • We've also given you the choice of two design options, a simpler mantel and one that's more elaborate.
    • The show (the first of five summer bazaars) also offers the opportunity to buy real art for barren walls and empty mantels.
    • The apartment is filled with beautiful art and pottery and various marble mantels and fireplaces which the owner has made (he restores sculpture).
    • The foyer, mantels and windowsills become stages for her holiday creations.
    • Often this will be a painting or wall hanging that is placed on the wall just above the mantel, or even resting on the mantel.
    • Grouped on window sills or mantels, in forcing jars of crystal, cobalt, amethyst or green-colored glass, hyacinths enhance the holiday mood.
    • People opt for one fairly lush plant and place it off-centre on their mantel, rather than filling a whole shelf with plants.
    • By the second quarter of the century, dwellings in Paris flaunted brilliant crystal chandeliers and small, exquisitely carved marble mantels with large mirror panels, or painted overmantels called trumeaus.
    • This was one of my favorite paintings in the show, and I spent a lot of time staring at it where it was hung over one of the fireplace mantels.
    • The rooms are laid out as if the occupants have just stepped out for a moment, leaving their tea, or port, or pipe, or whatever on tables and mantels.
    • Indian slate makes this fireplace, with its hand-crafted mantel, a particularly inviting feature of the room.
    • The fireplaces in the library and the drawing room have ornate wooden mantels with marble surrounds and are complemented by south - facing bay windows.
    • Gwyneth placed it in a frame on the mantel in her room.
    • In addition, the house features cast-concrete counters, sinks, wall tiles, mantels, windowsills, and patio tiles that Rosenblatt designed and cast on site.
    Synonyms
    shelf, sill, mantelpiece, mantelshelf, shelving

Origin

Mid 16th century: specialized use of mantle1.

Rhymes

cantle, covenantal, mantle, Prandtl
 
 

Definition of mantel in US English:

mantel

(also mantle)
nounˈmæn(t)lˈman(t)l
  • A mantelpiece or mantelshelf.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fireplaces in the library and the drawing room have ornate wooden mantels with marble surrounds and are complemented by south - facing bay windows.
    • Most of the people I work with haven't been nominated, don't have a statue on their mantel, and they're fine actors.
    • We've also given you the choice of two design options, a simpler mantel and one that's more elaborate.
    • Grouped on window sills or mantels, in forcing jars of crystal, cobalt, amethyst or green-colored glass, hyacinths enhance the holiday mood.
    • The show (the first of five summer bazaars) also offers the opportunity to buy real art for barren walls and empty mantels.
    • Often this will be a painting or wall hanging that is placed on the wall just above the mantel, or even resting on the mantel.
    • Included in the show are table covers, needlework patterns, needle worked fire screens, valances for mantels and beds, needlework upholstery, and sewing tools.
    • Gwyneth placed it in a frame on the mantel in her room.
    • Group them under your tree, on mantels, and on windowsills.
    • In addition, the house features cast-concrete counters, sinks, wall tiles, mantels, windowsills, and patio tiles that Rosenblatt designed and cast on site.
    • The foyer, mantels and windowsills become stages for her holiday creations.
    • Large pieces of artwork are best hung over fireplace mantels or large pieces of furniture.
    • People opt for one fairly lush plant and place it off-centre on their mantel, rather than filling a whole shelf with plants.
    • This was one of my favorite paintings in the show, and I spent a lot of time staring at it where it was hung over one of the fireplace mantels.
    • By the second quarter of the century, dwellings in Paris flaunted brilliant crystal chandeliers and small, exquisitely carved marble mantels with large mirror panels, or painted overmantels called trumeaus.
    • The rooms are laid out as if the occupants have just stepped out for a moment, leaving their tea, or port, or pipe, or whatever on tables and mantels.
    • The thirteen marble fireplaces all remained, as did the gas jets over the parlor mantels and near the windows.
    • Indian slate makes this fireplace, with its hand-crafted mantel, a particularly inviting feature of the room.
    • The apartment is filled with beautiful art and pottery and various marble mantels and fireplaces which the owner has made (he restores sculpture).
    • The fireplace has a mantel and hearth incorporating a copper insert and remote-control living flame gas fire.
    Synonyms
    shelf, sill, mantelpiece, mantelshelf, shelving

Origin

Mid 16th century: specialized use of mantle.

 
 
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