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MANTELPIECE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does mantelpiece mean? 

MANTELPIECE (noun)
  The noun MANTELPIECE has 1 sense:

1. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

  Familiarity information: MANTELPIECE used as a noun is very rare.


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MANTELPIECE (noun)


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Meaning:

Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chimneypiece; mantel; mantelpiece; mantlepiece; mantle

Context example:

in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece

Hypernyms ("mantelpiece" is a kind of...):

shelf (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)

Holonyms ("mantelpiece" is a part of...):

fireplace; hearth; open fireplace (an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built)


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