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mantelpiece

[ UK /mˈɑːntə‍lpˌiːs/ ]
NOUN
  1. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

How To Use mantelpiece In A Sentence

  • I found myself in a salon with a very well-painted, highly varnished floor; chairs and sofas covered with white draperies, a green porcelain stove, walls hung with pictures in gilt frames, a gilt pendule and other ornaments on the mantelpiece, a large lustre pendent from the centre of the ceiling, mirrors, consoles, muslin curtains, and a handsome centre table completed the inventory of furniture. The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
  • His darts trophy takes pride of place on the mantelpiece.
  • Estelle kept a photograph of her mother in a silver frame on the kitchen mantelpiece.
  • The principal rooms, both downstairs and upstairs, have decorative mantelpieces and cornices that are imaginatively conceived and neatly executed.
  • A goatskin rug covers the carpet in front of a brass fireplace with marble surround and wooden mantelpiece.
  • Don't put cards on the mantelpiece above the fire or anywhere near a direct source of heat.
  • The room also features a brick fireplace with raised hearth and thick wood beamed mantelpiece, and is overlooked by a balcony which is accessible from the first floor.
  • The mantelpiece was an intricate wood carving of vines and branches, almost like it was a living tree itself.
  • Clocks decorated with mythological beings and resting on marble bases adorned desks, consoles, and mantelpieces in drawing rooms and studies everywhere during the First Empire.
  • There is a cast iron fireplace with stained pine mantelpiece and oak floorboards.
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