Advanced English Word of the Day
mantelpieceDefinitions
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| mantelpiece | |
| 1. n. A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace. |  |
Example Sentences
| It was a cosy, well-furnished apartment, with two candles burning upon the table and two upon the mantelpiece. All my suspicions rose into a fierce bitter flame when I saw that on the mantelpiece stood a copy of a full-length photograph of my wife, which had been taken at my request only three months ago. |
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