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Definition of Mantlepiece
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 Mantlepiece
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of mantelpiece) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mantlepiece
Literary usage of Mantlepiece
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report and Transactions (1863)
"It next took a turn out round the corner of the mantlepiece, over the gilded
paper, and in again, close below, to the top of the iron grate, descending by ..."
2. The Best British Short Stories of edited by John Cournos, Edward Joseph Harrington O'Brien (1922)
"The little old gilt clock on the mantlepiece that so quickly, cruelly ticked ...
On the mantlepiece, where she would never have more than one or two good ..."
3. Child's Illustrated First Book in French by J. G. Keetels (1882)
"On the other side of the mantlepiece, set against the wall, is a secretary, ...
Against the wall, over the mantlepiece, is the portrait of my paternal ..."
4. An Illustrated First Book in French by Jean Gustave Keetels (1872)
"The large cupboard on the right, which fills the space between the wall and the
mantlepiece, contains a large number of rare objects, which my father has ..."
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