mantelpiecen.

Brit.

/ˈmantlpiːs/, U.S.

/ˈmæn(t)lˌpis/

Forms: see mantel n. and piece n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mantel n., piece n.

Etymology: < mantel n. + piece n.The form le mantelpece occurs in a Latin context in a document of 1400 (recorded in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1967) 102), where it is uncertain whether an English or an otherwise unattested Anglo-Norman form is shown.

1. An ornamental structure of wood, marble, etc., above and around a fireplace; the manteltree of a fireplace together with its supports. Also: = manteltree n. 1 (rare).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > wallcovering > [noun] > ornamental chimney-piece

parel1528

mantel1532

chimneya1552

manteltree1572

mantelpiece1660

chimney-piece1680

mantelling1861

1660 S. Pepys Diary 27 Feb. (1970) I. 70 Over the chimney in the mantelpiece was an Inscripcion in brass.

1686 London Gaz. No. 2197/4 A New Art or Invention of Making, Marbling, Veining, and Finishing of Mantle-pieces for Chimneys.

1742 W. Ellis Timber-tree Improved (ed. 3) II. iii. 53 This is the Reason, why a Chimney, or Mantle-piece, of Beech,..remains sound Time out of Mind.

1744 B. Franklin Acct. Pennsylvanian Fire-places 17 The Mantel-piece or Breast of the Chimney.

1851 T. H. Turner Some Acct. Domest. Archit. I. 14 At Coningsburgh castle the opening of the chimney is square, with shafts in the jambs, and what is called a straight arch, that is, the mantel-piece is formed of several stones joggled together.

1893 Scribner's Mag. June 787/1 Several of the mantel-pieces are hideous.

1942 E. Bowen Bowen's Court i. 16 The inner frame of the front door and the mantelpiece are on the Roman pattern.

1998 Chicago Tribune 6 Sept. xv. 3/2 The Louis XVI style marble mantelpiece, the vintage French Empire table and the English Sheraton chairs with eye-catching faux tigerskin seats, are a brilliant mix.

a. A shelf projecting above a fireplace; = mantelshelf n. 1.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf > specific type

manteltree1572

bookshelf1648

chimney-mantle1663

chimney-piece1680

mantel1742

mantelpiece1767

brace1806

mantelshelf1828

mantel-place1842

mantelboard?1881

sub-shelf1889

rick1901

fireboard1907

brace-piece-

bracket-shelf-

1767 J. Beekman Let. 3 Apr. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) II. 780 4 Setts Ornamental China for Mantel Pieces of the lowest Prices.

1795 French & Amer. Gaz. 6 July 4/4 (advt.) For Sale..China figures for mantle pieces.

1828 G. Beauclerk Journey to Marocco viii. 92 A French mantle-piece clock.

1860 All Year Round 22 Sept. 572 The looking-glass over the mantelpiece.

1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 46 The mantelpiece mirror was bordered with yellow scalloped paper.

1917 T. S. Eliot Prufrock & Other Observ. 33 The Dresden clock continued ticking on the mantelpiece.

1956 L. McIntosh Oxf. Folly 69 On the walls were several drawings and paintings of the ‘Kitchen Sink’ school of modern English painters... The one above the mantelpiece depicted a lavatory.

1987 B. Moore Colour of Blood ii. 17 There on the mantelpiece sat an old sepia tint of his father.

b. Mountaineering and Rock Climbing. = mantelshelf n. 2.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ledge or terrace > [noun]

shelvea1701

ledge1732

terrace1753

bench1791

lynchet1797

shelf1807

benching1809

offset1856

cultivation terrace1863

terracing1863

mantelshelf1897

cultivation-bank1913

mantelpiece1920

terracette1922

berm1931

1920 G. W. Young Mountain Craft iv. 146 While grip climbing obtained, the knee was more useful than the foot... Now the foot works for both. The knee is kept in reserve for cracks and..mantelpieces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mantelpiece
释义	mantelpiecen. Brit. /ˈmantlpiːs/, U.S. /ˈmæn(t)lˌpis/ Forms: see mantel n. and piece n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mantel n., piece n. Etymology: < mantel n. + piece n.The form le mantelpece occurs in a Latin context in a document of 1400 (recorded in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1967) 102), where it is uncertain whether an English or an otherwise unattested Anglo-Norman form is shown. 1. An ornamental structure of wood, marble, etc., above and around a fireplace; the manteltree of a fireplace together with its supports. Also: = manteltree n. 1 (rare). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > wallcovering > [noun] > ornamental chimney-piece parel1528 mantel1532 chimneya1552 manteltree1572 mantelpiece1660 chimney-piece1680 mantelling1861 1660 S. Pepys Diary 27 Feb. (1970) I. 70 Over the chimney in the mantelpiece was an Inscripcion in brass. 1686 London Gaz. No. 2197/4 A New Art or Invention of Making, Marbling, Veining, and Finishing of Mantle-pieces for Chimneys. 1742 W. Ellis Timber-tree Improved (ed. 3) II. iii. 53 This is the Reason, why a Chimney, or Mantle-piece, of Beech,..remains sound Time out of Mind. 1744 B. Franklin Acct. Pennsylvanian Fire-places 17 The Mantel-piece or Breast of the Chimney. 1851 T. H. Turner Some Acct. Domest. Archit. I. 14 At Coningsburgh castle the opening of the chimney is square, with shafts in the jambs, and what is called a straight arch, that is, the mantel-piece is formed of several stones joggled together. 1893 Scribner's Mag. June 787/1 Several of the mantel-pieces are hideous. 1942 E. Bowen Bowen's Court i. 16 The inner frame of the front door and the mantelpiece are on the Roman pattern. 1998 Chicago Tribune 6 Sept. xv. 3/2 The Louis XVI style marble mantelpiece, the vintage French Empire table and the English Sheraton chairs with eye-catching faux tigerskin seats, are a brilliant mix. 2. a. A shelf projecting above a fireplace; = mantelshelf n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf > specific type manteltree1572 bookshelf1648 chimney-mantle1663 chimney-piece1680 mantel1742 mantelpiece1767 brace1806 mantelshelf1828 mantel-place1842 mantelboard?1881 sub-shelf1889 rick1901 fireboard1907 brace-piece- bracket-shelf- 1767 J. Beekman Let. 3 Apr. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) II. 780 4 Setts Ornamental China for Mantel Pieces of the lowest Prices. 1795 French & Amer. Gaz. 6 July 4/4 (advt.) For Sale..China figures for mantle pieces. 1828 G. Beauclerk Journey to Marocco viii. 92 A French mantle-piece clock. 1860 All Year Round 22 Sept. 572 The looking-glass over the mantelpiece. 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 46 The mantelpiece mirror was bordered with yellow scalloped paper. 1917 T. S. Eliot Prufrock & Other Observ. 33 The Dresden clock continued ticking on the mantelpiece. 1956 L. McIntosh Oxf. Folly 69 On the walls were several drawings and paintings of the ‘Kitchen Sink’ school of modern English painters... The one above the mantelpiece depicted a lavatory. 1987 B. Moore Colour of Blood ii. 17 There on the mantelpiece sat an old sepia tint of his father. b. Mountaineering and Rock Climbing. = mantelshelf n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ledge or terrace > [noun] shelvea1701 ledge1732 terrace1753 bench1791 lynchet1797 shelf1807 benching1809 offset1856 cultivation terrace1863 terracing1863 mantelshelf1897 cultivation-bank1913 mantelpiece1920 terracette1922 berm1931 1920 G. W. Young Mountain Craft iv. 146 While grip climbing obtained, the knee was more useful than the foot... Now the foot works for both. The knee is kept in reserve for cracks and..mantelpieces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660
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