mantelpiece
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mantelpiece (plural mantelpieces)
- 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.
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shelf
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