mantelshelf
mantelshelf noun: a shelf above a fireplace.
Noun
mantelshelf (plural mantelshelves)
- A shelf above a fireplace.
- Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- On the mantelshelf either side of the clock stood two lacquered bronzes of horse and tamer.1998, Derek Beaven, chapter 9, in Acts of Mutiny, London: Fourth Estate, →ISBN, part 1 (Motion), page 34
- Synonym of mantel (“a type of maneuver to surmount a ledge”).
- Synonyms:
- mantel
Synonyms of mantelshelf
Forms of mantelshelf
| plural | mantelshelves |
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Origin of mantelshelf
From mantel + shelf.
Questions about mantelshelf
- What does mantelshelf mean?
- Mantelshelf means a shelf above a fireplace.
- What part of speech is mantelshelf?
- Mantelshelf is a noun.
- What is the plural of mantelshelf?
- The plural of mantelshelf is mantelshelves.
Words near mantelshelf in the dictionary
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