man·tle·piece

[man-tl-pees]
noun

Origin:
mantle + piece

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mantlepiece

noun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel
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Mantlepiece is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example sentences
It stood on the mantlepiece in the parlor and every night before he went to bed he took the key from a vase and wound it up.
The music room and alcove space to the left of the fireplace contain cherry woodwork in the mantlepiece and wainscot.
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