mantle-tree
nounEtymology From mantle + tree.
1
Archaic A beam of wood over the opening of an open fireplace, from which items were hung.
- No more shall I from mantle-trees hang down To honour thee, my little parlsey crown.1600's. Robert Herrick (1591-1674), To Larr (poem)
- Synonyms
- chambranle, mantle