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mantelpiece

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mantelpiece /ˈmantlpiːs/ (also mantlepiece)

▶noun

1 a structure of wood, marble, or stone above and around a fireplace.

2 a mantelshelf.

'mantelpiece' also found in these Oxford entries:

chimney piece - lambrequin - mantel - mantelshelf - mantlepiece - overmantel

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