mantelpiece

/ (ˈmæntəlˌpiːs) /

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noun

Also called: mantel shelf, chimneypiece a shelf above a fireplace often forming part of the mantel

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Words nearby mantelpiece

mantel, mantelboard, mantelet, mantelletta, mantellone, mantelpiece, mantelshelf, manteltree, mantic, manticore, mantid

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How to use mantelpiece in a sentence

And she said, “No, you are on fire,” and my arm had caught on fire from a candle on this mantelpiece.
Stephen Merchant Talks ‘Hello Ladies’ movie, the Nicole Kidman Cameo, and Legacy of ‘The Office’|Marlow Stern|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each of those women had a sepia photograph on the mantelpiece, of a young man in uniform.
The Tragic, Heroic Women of World War I|Jacqueline Winspear|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the mantelpiece, that was Henry Irving, the 19th-century actor-manager who was the first English actor to be knighted.
Spending a Day With Peter O’Toole|Malcolm Jones|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Sadly he ran into the wrong people and he is now on someone's mantelpiece somewhere probably," he said.
William Attacks 'Selfish and Ignorant' Rhino Poachers|Tom Sykes|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He turned his head sharply at a sudden sound, but it was only the French clock on the mantelpiece striking eleven.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Placed over the mantelpiece, it seems to fill the room with its dreamy melancholy gaze.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
Peter led the way to the far corner, and, standing with his elbow leaning upon the mantelpiece, addressed them.
The Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim
The Germans looted the place and smashed the mirrors over the mantelpiece, whilst there is a bullet hole through the door.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
As he spoke, he pointed to a picture suspended over the mantelpiece, which exhibited the British officer in his regimentals.
The Spy|J. Fenimore Cooper

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