Definition: (noun) The protruding shelf over a fireplace.
Synonyms: chimneypiece, mantelpiece.
Usage: There were also perhaps a dozen candles about, two in brass candlesticks upon the mantel and several in sconces, so that the room was brilliantly illuminated.
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