overmantel
(noun) a shelf over a mantelpiece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overmantel (plural overmantels)
A decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece
• overmantle
Source: Wiktionary
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
