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/man"tl tree'/, n.manteltree.
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mantletree
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mantletree — /man tl tree /, n. manteltree … Useful english dictionary
manteltree — /man tl tree /, n. 1. a wooden or stone lintel over the opening of a fireplace. 2. a masonry arch used in place of such a lintel. Also, mantletree. [1425 75; late ME; see MANTEL, TREE] * * * … Universalium
mantel — c.1200, short, loose, sleeveless cloak, variant of MANTLE (Cf. mantle) (q.v.). Sense of movable shelter for soldiers besieging a fort is from 1520s. Meaning timber or stone supporting masonry above a fireplace first recorded 1510s, a shortened… … Etymology dictionary
