Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mantelshelf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-telshelf
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shelf above a fireplace.

noun

Synonym of mantel (“a type of maneuver to surmount a ledge”).

Example Sentences

"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."
"On the mantelshelf either side of the clock stood two lacquered bronzes of horse and tamer."

Etymology

From mantel + shelf.

Inflected Forms

mantelshelves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mantelpiece

Synonyms

mantel

Questions

What does mantelshelf mean?: A shelf above a fireplace.
Where does mantelshelf come from?: From mantel + shelf.

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