the shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney
the facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual shelf above it
(n /vb ) a climbing technique involving the transfer of upward force from a pulling action to a pushing action much like a child would climb the kitchen counter to reach the cabinets above
n /vb a climbing technique involving the transfer of upward force from a pulling action to a pushing action much like a child would climb the kitchen counter to reach the cabinets above
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece
(n /vb ) a climbing technique involving the tranfer of upward force from a pulling action to a pushing action much like a child would climb the kitchen counter to reach the cabinets above
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