The shelf above a fireplace; also refers to the decorative trim around a fireplace opening.

c. 1200, "short, loose, sleeveless cloak," variant of mantle (q.v.). Sense of "movable shelter for soldiers besieging a fort" is from 1520s. Meaning "timber or stone supportin [..]

n. The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual shelf above it.

The shelf above a fireplace. Also used in referring to the decorative trim around a fireplace opening.

The structural member spanning the opening of a fireplace. Also, a shelf (usually cubic stone) which is part of the finish and above the fireplace opening.

(n) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

The shelf above a fireplace opening. Also used in referring to the decorative trim around a fireplace opening.

The shelf above a fireplace, also used in referring or the decorative trim around a fireplace opening.

n. "mantle, sleeveless cloak, cover," s.v. mantle sb. OED. KEY: mantel@n

n 6 mantel 4 mantell 1 mantyl 1

The projecting shelf surmounting a fireplace.

mantle coat