overmantel
overmantel noun: a decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece.
Noun
overmantel (plural overmantels)
- A decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece.
- Ushered into the small front room, Podson found himself restored to a habitable world. A tightly stuffed couch, chintz-covered armchairs, an overmantel mirror with swans painted on it, flowers in various vases, photos in metal frames.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 145
- She strode to the fireplace and examined a lidded crystal vase on the overmantel.1992, Alasdair Gray, Poor Things, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 191
Forms of overmantel
| plural | overmantels |
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Origin of overmantel
From over- + mantel.
Questions about overmantel
- What does overmantel mean?
- Overmantel means a decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece.
- What part of speech is overmantel?
- Overmantel is a noun.
- What is the plural of overmantel?
- The plural of overmantel is overmantels.
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