Noah Webster
Mantle-tree
MAN'TLE-TREE, noun The piece of timber or stone in front of a chimney, over the fire-place, resting on the jambs.
[This word, according to Johnson, signifies the work over the fire-place, which we call a mantle-piece.]
MAN'TLE-TREE, noun The piece of timber or stone in front of a chimney, over the fire-place, resting on the jambs.
[This word, according to Johnson, signifies the work over the fire-place, which we call a mantle-piece.]