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mantlepiece
man•tel or man•tle (ˈmæn tl)
n. 1. a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usu. covering part of the chimney breast in a decorative manner. 2. Also called mantelshelf. a shelf above a fireplace opening. Also called man′tel•piece`, man′tle•piece` (-ˌpis) [1510–20; sp. variant of mantle] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mantlepiece - shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlefireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects |
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Related to mantlepiece: mantelpieceSynonyms for mantlepiecenoun shelf that projects from wall above fireplaceSynonyms- chimneypiece
- mantel
- mantelpiece
- mantle
Related Words- fireplace
- hearth
- open fireplace
- shelf
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