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Meanings of mantelpiece in English

Portuguese
cornija de lareira
Catalan
lleixa
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Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace.

        cornija de lareira
        Usage of mantelpiece in English
        1
        The little china animals sat in many funny groups on the mantelpiece.
        A Young Mutineer
        2
        I will put it in front of the clock on the mantelpiece.
        The Pretty Lady
        3
        The prophet of the sun leaned easily against the mantelpiece and resumed:
        The Innocence of Father Brown
        4
        The waiter set the candle on the tall wooden mantelpiece and inquired:
        Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
        5
        If this run of form continues, it may need a bigger mantelpiece.
        Independent.ie
        6
        She stood up by the mantelpiece, in the ray of the lustres.
        Elster's Folly: A Novel
        7
        Over the mantelpiece in his sitting-room was a fresh example of it.
        Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life
        8
        A china ornament on the mantelpiece reeled, and fell with a crash.
        Kimono
        9
        The sharp tap of a pipe on the mantelpiece cancelled the words.
        Jacob's Room
        10
        Sir Anthony turned to the bell-push by the side of the mantelpiece.
        The Red Planet
        11
        Wright halted in his restless walk and leaned against the stone mantelpiece.
        The Rustlers of Pecos County
        12
        He noticed that the clock on the mantelpiece said nine, meaning twenty-one.
        Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
        13
        The wright had wished to leave the space clear above the mantelpiece.
        Rabbi Saunderson
        14
        The princess raised her eyes involuntarily to the Sappho over the mantelpiece.
        Manasseh: A Romance of Transylvania
        15
        The imposing award sits in the middle of my mantelpiece at home.
        Carte Blanche
        16
        On the mantelpiece the clock struck the hour-six little tinkling silvery strokes.
        The Summons
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        Translations for mantelpiece
        Catalan
        lleixa
        Mantelpiece through the time
        Mantelpiece across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common