overmantel

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece.
    — Ushered into the small front room, Podson found himself restored to a habitable world. A tightly stuffed couch, chintz-covered armchairs, an overmantel mirror with swans painted on it, flowers in various vases, photos in metal frames.

词形变化

overmantels plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English mantel
English overmantel
From over- + mantel.
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