'Mantelpiece' definitions:
Definition of 'mantelpiece'
From: WordNet
noun
Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece]
Definition of 'Mantelpiece'
From: GCIDE
- Mantelpiece \Man"tel*piece`\, n. Same as Mantel. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'mantelpiece'
From: GCIDE
- Mantel \Man"tel\, n. [The same word as mantle a garment; cf. F. manteau de chemin['e]e. See Mantle.] (Arch.) The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports. The shelf is called also a mantelpiece or mantlepiece. [Written also mantle.] [1913 Webster]