mantel

Etymology

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

noun

  1. The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
  2. (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

verb

  1. (climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

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