overmantel
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of overmantel
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The 16th Century linen-fold panelling, the fireplace overmantel and the carved and moulded ceiling beams were dismantled, crated up and sent to America.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2017
The Commander is standing in front of the fireless fireplace, back to it, one elbow on the carved wooden overmantel, other hand in his pocket.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Figure sculpture, generally represented by graceful figures on each side, which assisted to carry the shelf, was introduced, and the overmantel developed into an elaborate frame for the family portrait over the chimneypiece.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
The fire-place was crowned by an overmantel of six decorative panels, all that was left of James' method of applying gold lacquer to poker-work.
From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie
The ceiling of the Library has the four seasons for its decorative motif and the overmantel is a design of fruits and flowers.
From Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia by Etta Belle Walker Northington
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