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Mantlepiece

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See mantelpiece.
    • 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
    • Word Usage
    "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."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shelf  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    barrer  chinaware  foldout  inglenook  itvery  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    chimney-piece  mantel  mantelpiece  mantle  
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