Meaning & use
mantelpiece
A shelf above a fireplace, often used to display photographs, clocks, or ornaments.
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She arranged the family photographs neatly along the wooden mantelpiece above the fire.
A row of stockings hung from the mantelpiece on Christmas Eve last year.
A note on using this word
Mantelpiece refers to the shelf itself, while 'mantel' can refer to the whole structure framing the fireplace.
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