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mantle piece

mantle piece is the alternative form 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

Forms of mantle piece

pluralmantle pieces

Questions about mantle piece

What is mantle piece the alternative form of?
Mantle piece is the alternative form of mantelpiece.

Words near mantle piece in the dictionary

  1. mantits
  2. Mantjiltjara
  3. mantle
  4. mantle field
  5. mantle leaf
  6. mantle piece
  7. mantle pieces
  8. mantle plume
  9. mantle plumes
  10. mantle-piece
  11. mantle-pieces

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