Definition of mantelshelf in English:
mantelshelf
(also mantleshelf)
noun ˈmant(ə)lʃɛlfˈmæn(t)lˌʃɛlf
1A shelf above a fireplace.
Example sentencesExamples
- There was a soiled and tawdry mirror above a massive metal and marble clock supported by a lion couchant on the mantelshelf.
- In the center of the mantelshelf is an unsigned French bronze doré and enamel clock of about 1820.
- Of the walls, one was occupied by the window, the other by a draped mantelshelf bristling with Cupids.
- In the center of the mantelshelf is a gilt-bronze clock featuring a figure of George Washington based on Washington at the Battle of Trenton, painted in 1792 by John Trumbull.
- In the kitchen the original tins stand on the mantelshelf, an Edwardian overhead drying rack is operated by a pulley, and her father's old Gulbransen radio is on the table.
Synonyms
ledge, bracket, sill, rack
- 1.1Climbing A projecting ledge of rock.
Synonyms
shelf, sill, mantel, mantelpiece, shelving
- 1.2Climbing A move for climbing on to a projecting ledge of rock from below by pressing down on it with the hands to raise the upper body, enabling a foot or knee to reach the ledge.
as modifier the mantelshelf technique
Example sentencesExamples
- Move left and up (poor peg runners) and make a difficult mantleshelf into the pink groove above (good wire low on right).
verb ˈmant(ə)lʃɛlfˈmæn(t)lˌʃɛlf
[no object]Climbing Perform a mantelshelf move.
she mantelshelfed on a hold as big as a dinner plate
Example sentencesExamples
- I sweated and struggled and faffed with the gear explosion that dangled from every gear loop I had until I finally mantleshelfed into a small crawlway eight metres or so above Hils.
Definition of mantelshelf in US English:
mantelshelf
(also mantleshelf)
nounˈman(t)lˌSHelfˈmæn(t)lˌʃɛlf
1A shelf above a fireplace.
Example sentencesExamples
- There was a soiled and tawdry mirror above a massive metal and marble clock supported by a lion couchant on the mantelshelf.
- In the kitchen the original tins stand on the mantelshelf, an Edwardian overhead drying rack is operated by a pulley, and her father's old Gulbransen radio is on the table.
- In the center of the mantelshelf is a gilt-bronze clock featuring a figure of George Washington based on Washington at the Battle of Trenton, painted in 1792 by John Trumbull.
- Of the walls, one was occupied by the window, the other by a draped mantelshelf bristling with Cupids.
- In the center of the mantelshelf is an unsigned French bronze doré and enamel clock of about 1820.
Synonyms
ledge, bracket, sill, rack
- 1.1Climbing A projecting shelf or ledge of rock.
Synonyms
shelf, sill, mantel, mantelpiece, shelving
- 1.2Climbing A move for climbing on a mantelshelf from below by pressing down on it with the hands to raise the upper body, enabling a foot or knee to reach the ledge.
as modifier the mantelshelf technique
Example sentencesExamples
- Move left and up (poor peg runners) and make a difficult mantleshelf into the pink groove above (good wire low on right).
verbˈman(t)lˌSHelfˈmæn(t)lˌʃɛlf
[no object]Climbing Perform a mantelshelf move.
she mantelshelfed on a hold as big as a dinner plate
Example sentencesExamples
- I sweated and struggled and faffed with the gear explosion that dangled from every gear loop I had until I finally mantleshelfed into a small crawlway eight metres or so above Hils.