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mantelpiece

[man-tl]

man·tel

[man-tl]
noun
1.
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
2.
Also called mantelshelf. a shelf above a fireplace opening.
Also, mantle.
Also called man·tel·piece [man-tl-pees] , mantlepiece.


Origin:
1480–90; earlier mantell mantelet; variant of mantle

mantel, mantle.
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mantelpiece (ˈmæntəlˌpiːs)
 
n
1.  mantel shelf, Also called: chimneypiece a shelf above a fireplace often forming part of the mantel
2.  another word for mantel

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mantelpiece

hood or other similar projection, usually ornamented, that surrounds the opening of a fireplace and directs smoke up to the chimney flue. See chimneypiece.

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