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Webster 1913 Edition


Mantel

Man′tel

,
Noun.
[The same word as
mantle
a garment; cf. F.
manteau de cheminée
. See
Mantle
.]
(Arch.)
The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports. The shelf is called also a
mantelpiece
or
mantlepiece
.
[Written also
mantle
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Mantel

MANTEL.

[See Mantle.]

Definition 2024


Mantel

Mantel

See also: mantel, mantle, mantèl, and Mäntel

German

Noun

Mantel m (genitive Mantels, plural Mäntel)

  1. mantle
  2. coat

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Mantel m (plural Mäntel)

  1. coat
  2. mantle

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mantel

mantel

See also: mantle, Mantel, mantèl, and Mäntel

English

Noun

mantel (plural mantels)

  1. The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
  2. (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called a mantelshelf.

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Translations

Verb

mantel (third-person singular simple present mantels, present participle manteling, simple past and past participle manteled)

  1. (climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

mantel m (plural mantels, diminutive manteltje n)

  1. cloak, mantle
  2. surface (literal), lack of substance (figurative)

Derived terms

  • aardmantel
  • mantelpakje (women's formal/business suit)

Indonesian

Noun

mantel

  1. coat (an outer garment covering the upper torso and arms)


This Indonesian entry was created from the translations listed at coat. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see mantel in the Indonesian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2008


Norwegian

Noun

mantel m

  1. a mantel, a shelf above a fireplace or support for the chimney
  2. a cover to protect or strengthen a machine or piece of machinery
  3. (geology) a mantle, the layer between the Earth's core and crust

Inflection

References

  • “mantel” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

Latin mantellum

Noun

mantel m (oblique plural manteaus or manteax or mantiaus or mantiax or mantels, nominative singular manteaus or manteax or mantiaus or mantiax or mantels, nominative plural mantel)

  1. mantle (clothing)

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Polish

Etymology

From German Mantel.

Noun

mantel

  1. coat

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠nˈte̞l]

Etymology

From Latin mantile, mantele, mantellum, diminutives of mantum, from Celtiberian *mantum, from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Norse mǫttull.

Noun

mantel m (plural manteles)

  1. tablecloth

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Swedish

Noun

mantel c

  1. a mantle, a cloak, a robe
  2. (geology) a mantle, the layer between the Earth's core and crust
  3. a jacket (on a bullet)
  4. a mantel, a shelf above a fireplace or support for the chimney

Declension

Inflection of mantel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mantel manteln mantlar mantlarna
Genitive mantels mantelns mantlars mantlarnas

Related terms

  • mantla
  • osynlighetsmantel