mantelpiece en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈmæntlpiːs/
Etymology
From mantel + piece.
Meanings
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A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.
The medium was leaning with her elbow on the mantel piece, austere and aloof.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mantel piece | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mantle piece | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mantelpieces | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mantel-piece | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| mantle-piece | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| mantlepiece | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire · you don't look at the mantelpiece when you poke the fire
Relateds
Translations (27)
fi takkahylly (shelf) · mk каминска полица (shelf) · nl schoorsteenmantel (shelf) · pt cornija (da lareira) (shelf) · mi kurupae o te timera (shelf) · ja 炉棚 (shelf) · no peishylle (shelf) · ar رَفّ اَلْمُسْتَوْقَد (shelf) · cmn 壁爐台 (shelf) · ru ками́н (shelf) · ota پشتخته (shelf) · mi whata pākaiahi (shelf) · bg полица (shelf) · nl schouwmantel (shelf) · cs krbová římsa (shelf) · es repisa (shelf) · hu kandallópárkány (shelf) · fr manteau de cheminée (shelf) · mi paparewa (shelf) · ga matal (shelf) · sv spiselkrans (shelf) · mi kurupae (shelf) · eo kamenbreto (shelf) · ru ками́нная доска́ (shelf) · ga clabhar (shelf) · ja マントルピース (shelf) · de Kaminsims (shelf)