Structure Above a Fireplace, for Hanging Stockings

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from California, Group 1152, Puzzle 2 (Griffith Observatory).

Question is: Structure Above a Fireplace, for Hanging Stockings

and the answer is: MANTEL

Word Meaning:

MANTEL — The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.

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