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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
Synonyms
Examples for "
mantle
"
mantle
mantelpiece
chimneypiece
mantlepiece
Examples for "
mantle
"
1
That surely means the footballer of the year
mantle
will pass elsewhere.
2
That was a
mantle
he carried with immense dignity and great courage.
3
Uranium certainly is; thorium-thestuff of this incandescent gas
mantle
-
certainly
is
;
actinium.
4
Your job is to create new heroes to take up the
mantle
.
5
The robe must be of spotless white; the
mantle
or scarf blue.
1
The little china animals sat in many funny groups on the
mantelpiece
.
2
I will put it in front of the clock on the
mantelpiece
.
3
The prophet of the sun leaned easily against the
mantelpiece
and resumed:
4
The waiter set the candle on the tall wooden
mantelpiece
and inquired:
5
If this run of form continues, it may need a bigger
mantelpiece
.
1
He smiled at his own reflection in the mirror over the
chimneypiece
.
2
On the
chimneypiece
,
the tables, and the consoles, were strewn the jewel-cases.
3
The judge rested an elbow on the
chimneypiece
and regarded Montgomery curiously.
4
Corona leaned against the
chimneypiece
,
and her eyes rested lovingly upon Giovanni.
5
There were two lamps on the
chimneypiece
,
both of which Gilmore lighted.
1
He looked wistfully at the dice and box lying on the
mantlepiece
.
2
Duncombe leaned one elbow upon the
mantlepiece
,
and turned towards his companion.
3
Upon the
mantlepiece
,
in a small velvet frame, was Vincent Favoral's portrait.
4
I have an angel figurine on my
mantlepiece
with 'HOPE' written on it.
5
As she muttered this the little ormolu clock on the
mantlepiece
struck twelve.
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.
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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