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overmantel

/oh-ver-man-tl/US // ˈoʊ vərˌmæn tl //UK // (ˈəʊvəˌmæntəl) //

披风,大氅,大衣,外衣

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : situated above a mantelpiece.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an ornament or panel situated above a mantelpiece.

Examples

  • He leaned his elbow on the overmantel and rested his brow against his clenched right hand, and stood so awhile in moody thought.

  • All went to the timber yard—every bit except some little pieces worked up in the Lady Chapel, and 'ere in this overmantel.

  • "There's where it was," she said softly and pointed to a deep niche cut into the surface of the stone overmantel.

  • Then he turned his attention to the group standing by the window, where the light from the overmantel fell full upon it.

  • Servants entered, bearing great candelabra of beaten gold which they set on table and overmantel.