mantelpiece
pronunciation
How to pronounce mantelpiece in British English:
UK [ˈmæntlpi:s]
How to pronounce mantelpiece in American English:
US [ˈmæntlˌpis]
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- Noun:
- shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
Word Origin
- mantelpiece (n.)
- 1680s, from mantel + piece (n.).
Example
- 1. It wouldn 't look great on your mantelpiece .
- 2. At home on the sitting room mantelpiece , the situation is not much better .
- 3. Credibility is not a trophy to polish on the mantelpiece , but for use at times such as these when the economy is sickly yet inflation is too high .
- 4. When I mentioned the scarcity of cards to a friend , he said his own 2011 crop was so pitiful that he had decided to dig out last year 's and put them up on the mantelpiece , where they are looking rather good .