What does mantlepiece mean?
Mantlepiece means Alternative spelling of mantelpiece..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative spelling of mantelpiece..
The house was handsome and handsomely fitted up, and the young ladies were immediately put in possession of a very comfortable apartment. It had formerly been Charlotte’s, and over the mantlepiece still hung a landscape in coloured silks of her performance, in proof of her having spent seven years at a great school in town to some effect.
Use mantlepiece when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mantlepiece means Alternative spelling of mantelpiece..
Common synonyms include mantel, mantelpiece, chimneypiece, mantle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The house was handsome and handsomely fitted up, and the young ladies were immediately put in possession of a very comfortable apartment. It had formerly been Charlotte’s, and over the mantlepiece still hung a landscape in coloured silks of her performance, in proof of her having spent seven years at a great school in town to some effect.
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