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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mantel \Man"tel\, n. [The same word as mantle a garment; cf. F.
     manteau de chemin['e]e. See {Mantle}.] (Arch.)
     The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in
     front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above
     the fireplace, and its supports. The shelf is called also a
     {mantelpiece} or {mantlepiece}. [Written also {mantle}.]


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mantel
       n : shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England
           they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: {mantelpiece}, {mantle},
            {mantlepiece}, {chimneypiece}]

















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