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Mantel vs Shawl - What's the difference?

mantel | shawl |

As nouns the difference between mantel and shawl

is that mantel is coat while shawl is a square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders.

As a verb shawl is

to wrap in a shawl.

mantel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney
  • A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called mantelshelf

    • Related terms

    * mantelpiece

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

    • Synonyms

    * mantelshelf

    Anagrams

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    shawl

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia shawl) (en noun)
  • A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls , and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,

    Derived terms

    * beshawled

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wrap in a shawl.
    • (Thackeray)

    Anagrams

    * English terms derived from Persian