Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See mantelpiece.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A shelf that projects from the wall above a fireplace; a mantel.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of mantelpiece.

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  • noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

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Examples

  • Just in front of him on the mantlepiece was a photograph of his grandfather, old Jolyon, taken in his eighties — the last record of that old face, its broad brow, and white moustache, its sunken cheeks, deep, steady eyes, and strong jaw.

    Swan Song 2004

  • On the mantlepiece was a little old daguerreotype, slightly pinked in the cheeks, of his grandfather — ‘Superior Dosset’ set in a deep, enamelled frame.

    Swan Song 2004

  • On the walls of his bed-room and over the mantlepiece was a text emblazoned, on which at evening and morning he could look, which read:

    The Grand Old Man Cook, Richard B 1989

  • On the walls of his bed-room and over the mantlepiece was a text emblazoned, on which at evening and morning he could look, which read:

    The Grand Old Man Richard B. Cook

  • One almost expects to see some little Disney-like figures of our presidents on the mantlepiece, and some Venetian blinds at the windows.

    Joan Z. Shore: A French Oval Office: Fit for a King Joan Z. Shore 2010

  • One almost expects to see some little Disney-like figures of our presidents on the mantlepiece, and some Venetian blinds at the windows.

    Joan Z. Shore: A French Oval Office: Fit for a King Joan Z. Shore 2010

  • Family GuyFamily Guy inherited the dysfunctional family mantle - or perhaps mantlepiece, since it's still all suburban - and pushed the boundaries further than The Simpsons has in a long time, frequently offending at least eight separate special interest groups in one 23 minute show.

    The Flintstones celebrate 50 year anniversary with a Google doodle Anna Pickard 2010

  • One almost expects to see some little Disney-like figures of our presidents on the mantlepiece, and some Venetian blinds at the windows.

    Joan Z. Shore: A French Oval Office: Fit for a King Joan Z. Shore 2010

  • I gazed on the picture of my mother, which stood over the mantlepiece.

    Chapter 6 2010

  • Waking up the next morning, looking up at the grandiose corniced ceilings, marble mantlepiece and antique dressing table, I felt like a slightly less evil Marie Antoinette.

    Louise Roe: Playing Princess In Paris: My 24 Hours At The Plaza Athenee Louise Roe 2012

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