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Definition of Mantelpiece
1. Noun. Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace. "In Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
Group relationships: Fireplace, Hearth, Open Fireplace
Generic synonyms: Shelf
Definition of Mantelpiece
1. n. Same as Mantel.
Definition of Mantelpiece
1. Noun. A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mantelpiece
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mantelpiece
Literary usage of Mantelpiece
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"The boatswain of " The mantelpiece," He blushed and spoke to Captain Reece : "
I beg your honor's leave," he said; " If you would wish to go and wed, ..."
2. London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"59 (part of Lindsay House) is a good mantelpiece of the Inigo Jones time.
Several of the houses have been rebuilt and raised to a great height. No. ..."
3. A Treatise on Domestic Economy, for the Use of Young Ladies at Home, and at by Catharine Esther Beecher (1854)
"Figure 20 represents a fireplace and mantelpiece, in a style corresponding with
the doors. Such a cottage as this, could be built for from five hundred to ..."
4. Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods by Aymer Vallance, Malcolm Charles Salaman (1908)
"mantelpiece IN CARVED STONE ENFIELD, MIDDLESEX The artistry of the blacksmith
revelled in beautifying each of the necessary mechanical fittings, ..."
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