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mantelpiece

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmæntlpiːs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mantel, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shelf

History

Etymology

From mantel + piece.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَفّ اَلْمُسْتَوْقَد (raff al-mustawqad) — shelf
  • Bulgarian: полица (polica) — shelf
  • Chinese Mandarin: 壁爐台 (bìlútái) — shelf
  • Czech: krbová římsa — shelf
  • Dutch: schoorsteenmantel — shelf
  • Dutch: schouwmantel — shelf
  • Esperanto: kamenbreto — shelf
  • Finnish: takkahylly — shelf
  • French: manteau de cheminée — shelf
  • German: Kaminsims — shelf
  • Hungarian: kandallópárkány — shelf
  • Irish: matal — shelf
  • Irish: clabhar — shelf
  • Japanese: 炉棚 (rodana) — shelf
  • Japanese: マントルピース (mantorupīsu) — shelf
  • Macedonian: каминска полица (kaminska polica) — shelf
  • Māori: kurupae — shelf
  • Māori: kurupae o te timera — shelf
  • Māori: paparewa — shelf
  • Māori: whata pākaiahi — shelf
  • Norwegian Bokmål: peishylle — shelf
  • Portuguese: cornija (da lareira) — shelf
  • Russian: ками́н (kamín) — shelf
  • Russian: ками́нная доска́ (kamínnaja doská) — shelf
  • Spanish: repisa — shelf
  • Swedish: spiselkrans — shelf
  • Ottoman Turkish: پشتخته (peştahta) — shelf