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overmantel
[ oh-ver-man-tl ]
adjective
- situated above a mantelpiece.
noun
- an ornament or panel situated above a mantelpiece.
overmantel
/ ˈəʊvəˌmæntəl /
noun
- an ornamental shelf over a mantelpiece, often with a mirror
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overmantel1
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Example Sentences
He leaned his elbow on the overmantel and rested his brow against his clenched right hand, and stood so awhile in moody thought.
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All went to the timber yard—every bit except some little pieces worked up in the Lady Chapel, and 'ere in this overmantel.
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"There's where it was," she said softly and pointed to a deep niche cut into the surface of the stone overmantel.
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Then he turned his attention to the group standing by the window, where the light from the overmantel fell full upon it.
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Servants entered, bearing great candelabra of beaten gold which they set on table and overmantel.
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