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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

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CABINET

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WORK

work, or

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JOINERY

joinery, applied to the upper

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PART

part of a fireplace . The over-mantel is derived from the carved panelling formerly applied to

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CHIMNEY (through the Fr. cheminee, from caminata, sc. camera, a Lat. derivative of caminus, an oven or furnace)

chimney-pieces of importance, but the word is now generally restricted to a movable fitment, often consisting of a

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SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of shelves and niches for the reception of ornaments .

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