| 单词 | mantelpiece |
| 释义 | mantelpiece (once / 1900 pages) n A mantelpiece is a frame around a fireplace, or a shelf above it. When families celebrate Christmas, they often hang stockings from the mantelpiece on Christmas Eve. If you have a fireplace, you probably have a mantelpiece, or a mantel. While some mantelpieces are elaborate and decorative, made of heavy stone like granite or marble, and sometimes extending far up the wall above the fireplace. Others are very simple, made of a plain wooden shelf. The original, medieval mantelpieces were hoods that caught smoke from the fire. WORD FAMILYmantelpiece: mantelpieces USAGE EXAMPLESNativity scenes are the art we see at Christmas, often on cards that put a masterpiece on the mantelpiece. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) Morgan Freeman is adding another lifetime achievement prize to his mantelpiece. Seattle Times(Nov 17, 2016) What are they going to do with the statue, put it on the mantelpiece? BBC(Nov 10, 2016) n a shelf that projects from a wall above a fireplace Syn|Hyper chimneypiece, mantel, mantle, mantlepiece shelf a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects |
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