mantelpiece

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled mantel-piece

US /ˈmæntlpiːs/ See IPA manual

Freq #33442

Meanings

1

noun
A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.

The medium was leaning with her elbow on the mantel piece, austere and aloof.
2

noun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

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Synonyms

2 noun · shelf that projects from... mantle

Etymology

From mantel + piece.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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