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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
mantelpiece .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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I gazed on the picture of my mother, which stood over the mantlepiece.
Chapter 6 2010
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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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