overmantel
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of overmantel
Example Sentences
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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
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In architectural detail the fireplace and overmantel recall that of the Whitby Hall chimney piece.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank
Winny admired everything with joy and yet with reverence, from the splendid overmantel in the front sitting-room to the hot-water tap in the bathroom.
From The Combined Maze by Sinclair, May
In this instance the carved consoles support the shelf rather than the panel of the overmantel, which engages neither the shelf nor the cornice with its prominent double denticulated molding.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank
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