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Definition of mantel noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

mantel

noun

(also mantle) noun

NAmE//ˈmæntl//

(also mantelpiece, mantlepiece

NAmE//ˈmæntlˌpis//

)

a shelf above a fireplace There was a clock on the mantel.

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