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schoorsteenmantel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Mantel noun The shelf above a fireplace.
  • mantelpiece noun The shelf and surrounding frame fixed above a fireplace.

Senses

schoorsteenmantel is used for these senses in English:

  • mantel The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
  • mantelpiece A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.

Mantel — full definition

  1. noun The shelf above a fireplace.
  2. verb (climbing) To get over a ledge by pressing down on it with the hands and pushing the body up.

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