Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
mantilla
mantis
mantis crab
mantis shrimp
mantissa
mantle
mantlepiece
mantlet
mantling
Mantoux test
mantra
mantrap
Mantua
mantua
manual
manual alphabet
manual transmission
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

mantel
man·tel [ mánt'l ] (plural man·tels) or man·tle [ mánt'l ] (plural man·tles)


noun 
Definition:
 
fireplace frame: an ornamental frame around a fireplace, usually made of stone or wood
[15th century. < Old French mantel (see mantel)]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft