mantelpiece
noun [C] /ˈmæn.təl.piːs/
/-t̬əl-/ (US also mantel)Definition
› a shelf above a fireplace, usually part of a frame that surrounds the fireplace: She's got photographs of all her grandchildren on the mantelpiece.The fireplace and parts of the fireplace
(Definition of mantelpiece noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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