mantelpiece

• mantel piece, mantle piece
• mantel-piece, mantle-piece (archaic)
• mantlepiece

mantel +‎ piece

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæntlpiːs/

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mantelpiece (plural mantelpieces)

1. A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     The medium was leaning with her elbow on the mantel piece, austere and aloof.

• mantelshelf

• mantlepiece