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OVERMANTEL

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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 384 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OVERMANTEL , the name given to decorative See also:

cabinet See also:work, or See also:joinery, applied to the upper See also:part of a fireplace. The over-mantel is derived from the carved panelling formerly applied to See also:chimney-pieces of importance, but the word is now generally restricted to a movable fitment, often consisting of a See also:series of shelves and niches for the reception of ornaments.

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