What does Mantel mean?

Definitions for Mantel
ˈmæn tl; -ˌpisman·tel

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Mantel.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiecenoun

    shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

    "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"

Wiktionary

  1. mantelnoun

    the shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mantelnoun

    Work raised before a chimney to conceal it, whence the name, which originally signifies a cloak.

    Etymology: mantel, old Fr.

    From the Italians we may learn how to raise fair mantels within the rooms, and how to disguise the shafts of chimnies. Henry Wotton, Architecture.

    If you break any china on the mantletree or cabinet, gather up the fragments. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. mantel

    A mantel refers to a structure made of stone, wood, or marble, that frames the opening of a fireplace. The term also sometimes includes the decorative framework around the fireplace, along with any attached shelves or cabinets. It acts as a hood to catch the smoke coming from the fireplace.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mantelnoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [The same word as mantle a garment; cf. F. manteau de chemine. See Mantle.]

Wikidata

  1. Mantel

    Mantel is a municipality in the district of Neustadt in Bavaria in Germany.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Mantel

    man′tl, n. the ornamental shelf over a fireplace.—Also Man′tel-piece, Man′tel-shelf.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MANTEL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mantel is ranked #23662 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Mantel surname appeared 1,071 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mantel.

    94.7% or 1,015 total occurrences were White.
    2.8% or 30 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.1% or 12 total occurrences were Black.
    0.9% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for Mantel »

  1. lament

  2. Lament.

  3. malent

  4. mantle

  5. mental

  6. manlet

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Mantel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Mantel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Mantel in a Sentence

  1. Ali Alfoneh:

    They’re using their hatred of America and their promotion of hatred of America to take over the mantel of leadership in the Muslim world, this of course to me shows that even if a nuclear deal is reached between Iran and the U.S. it does not necessarily mean that Iran is going to change its ideological fundamental line against the U.S.

  2. Jasmine Crockett:

    I wanted to be that shero who could assist people at a very confusing and difficult time, i went ahead and took that mantel.

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