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mantelpieces

mantelpieces is the plural of mantelpiece.

Meaning of mantelpiece

Noun

mantelpiece (plural mantelpieces)

  1. 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

Questions about mantelpieces

What is mantelpieces the plural of?
Mantelpieces is the plural of mantelpiece.

Words near mantelpieces in the dictionary

  1. mantellids
  2. mantelling
  3. mantellone
  4. Mantells
  5. mantelpiece
  6. mantelpieces
  7. mantels
  8. mantelshelf
  9. mantelshelves
  10. manteltree
  11. manteltrees

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