Also means
bracket
Usage Note
Mensola is a wall-mounted shelf or supporting bracket. It is the standard word for an individual shelf attached to a wall, as opposed to scaffale (a freestanding shelving unit with multiple levels). Mensola del camino is a mantelpiece. The word is also used in architecture for a corbel or projecting bracket supporting a structure above.
Examples
"Ho messo i libri sulla mensola."
Natural Translation
I put the books on the shelf.
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