canopy vs mantel

canopy

noun
  • Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors. 

  • A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed. 

  • The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest. 

  • In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover. 

  • In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed. 

verb
  • To cover with or as if with a canopy. 

  • To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline. 

mantel

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 a mantelshelf. 

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

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