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Mantel

//ˈmæn.təl// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
  2. 2
    shelf that projects from wall above fireplace wordnet
  3. 3
    A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
Verb
  1. 1
    To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

Etymology

Etymology 1

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

Etymology 2

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

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