- mantelshelves
- 'man·tel·shelf || 'mæntlʃelf n. shelf of a mantel
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
mantelshelves
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mantelshelf — /man tl shelf /, n., pl. mantelshelves. mantel (def. 2). [1820 30; MANTEL + SHELF] * * * … Universalium
mantelshelf — [[t]mæ̱nt(ə)lʃelf[/t]] mantelshelves also mantleshelf N COUNT: usu sing A mantelshelf is a mantelpiece. [OLD FASHIONED] Beneath this, on the mantelshelf, is displayed a collection of seventeenth century tulip vases. Syn: mantelpiece … English dictionary
mantelshelf — /ˈmæntlʃɛlf / (say mantlshelf) noun (plural mantelshelves) 1. the projecting part of a mantelpiece. 2. Mountaineering a small ledge on the rock wall. Also, mantleshelf, mantle, mantel …
