overmantel
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overmantel (plural overmantels)
- A decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece. [from 19th c.]
- 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 145:
- 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.
- 1992, Alasdair Gray, Poor Things, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 191:
- She strode to the fireplace and examined a lidded crystal vase on the overmantel.
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a decorative structure over a mantelpiece
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overmantel m (plural overmantels, diminutive overmanteltje n)