Overmantel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A decorative structure or an ornamental panel situated above a mantelpiece.
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  • n. A decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In furniture-making, the frame of shelves, decorative panels, or the like, often including a mirror, which covers the chimney-breast above the mantelshelf.
  • Placed over the shelf of a mantel, or prepared to be so placed: said of a painting, a carved panel, or the like.
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  • n. a shelf over a mantelpiece
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shelf   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    leather-topped    bookcase    mantlepiece    mantelshelf    coattail   
     
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