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Meanings of
mantel
in English
Portuguese
cornija de lareira
Catalan
lleixa
Back to the meaning
Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace.
mantle
mantelpiece
chimneypiece
mantlepiece
Portuguese
cornija de lareira
Usage of
mantel
in English
1
I looked at myself in the little gilt mirror over the
mantel
-
piece
.
2
I heard distinctly; moreover, the
mantel
shook a little with the concussion.
3
Immediately the countess rose and went to the mirror over the
mantel
-
piece
.
4
The scheme of this room grew from the jars on the
mantel
5
The bronze clock on the
mantel
shelf struck the hour of eight.
6
Hodder plainly heard the ticking of the clock on the
mantel
.
7
Her eye had caught the hands of the clock on the
mantel
.
8
At least do not let him hide his deeds behind your
mantel
.
9
She fell on the
mantel
-
piece
and dusted its vases in silent desperation.
10
I lighted the candle on the
mantel
-
piece
,
and looked for the writing.
11
He went into the boudoir, and took the letter from the
mantel
-
piece
.
12
He rose, took the box from the
mantel
and extracted the sphere.
13
It was the clock upon the
mantel
sending out tones of time-hours.
14
There is a note, sir, on the
mantel
-
piece
in the next room.
15
By the clock on the living-room
mantel
it was now half-past four.
16
As we entered the apartment, the clock on the
mantel
-
piece
struck midnight.
Other examples for "mantel"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
mantel
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
high mantel
marble mantel
carve mantel
broad mantel
use the mantel
More collocations
Translations for
mantel
Portuguese
cornija de lareira
Catalan
lleixa
Mantel
through the time
Mantel
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common