Read full poem →I leaned against the mantel, sick, sick,
Thinking of my failure, looking into the abysm,
Dictionary Entry
The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. mantelclock mantelshelf mantelover mantelmantel fireplacemantel marblemantel roommantel carved
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Poetry examples for “mantel”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →a business suit, his days of glory shrunk to a little gold cup on his
mantel with a date engraved on it like the date on a tombstone.
Read full poem →In which sad light a carvèd dolphin swam.
Above the antique mantel was displayed
As though a window gave upon the sylvan scene