mantelboard

[ man-tl-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

, Chiefly South Midland U.S.

1. mantel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mantelboard¹

First recorded in 1880–85; mantel + board

Example Sentences

Tunisian or point lace forms a very good edging to a mantelboard, and when a foot deep, or nearly so, it is extremely handsome.

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In fact, it is quite a mantelboard ornament, as most of these things are.

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Then he came back to the fireplace, and leaned against the mantelboard.

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