mantelshelf

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mantelshelf

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From mantel + shelf.

noun mantelshelves

A shelf above a fireplace. Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
Synonym of mantel (“a type of maneuver to surmount a ledge”).
Similar: mantel

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@misc{mantelshelf_2026,
  title = {mantelshelf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mantelshelf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}