ALL meanings of mantelpiece
man·tel
M m - noun mantelpiece A structure of wood, marble, or stone above and around a fireplace. 1
- noun mantelpiece a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner. 1
- noun mantelpiece Also called mantelshelf. a shelf above a fireplace opening. 1
- countable noun mantelpiece A mantelpiece is a wood or stone shelf which is the top part of a border round a fireplace. 0
- noun mantelpiece a shelf above a fireplace often forming part of the mantel 0
- noun mantelpiece the projecting shelf of a mantel, or this shelf and the side elements framing the fireplace in front 0