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mantlepiece

mantlepiece is the alternative spelling 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 mantlepiece

pluralmantlepieces

Questions about mantlepiece

What is mantlepiece the alternative spelling of?
Mantlepiece is the alternative spelling of mantelpiece.

Words near mantlepiece in the dictionary

  1. mantle-trees
  2. mantled
  3. mantled ground squirrel
  4. mantled guereza
  5. mantled guerezas
  6. mantlepiece
  7. mantlepieces
  8. mantles
  9. mantleslug
  10. mantleslugs
  11. mantlest

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