单词 | mantelshelf |
释义 | mantelshelfn. 1. A projecting part of a mantelpiece, serving as a shelf. 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- 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Mantle-shelf, the work over a fire-place, in front of the chimney. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. viii. 131 A frying-pan..which was secured to the mantelshelf by a string. 1860 C. M. Yonge Hopes & Fears I. x. 362 The..well-filled spill-holder and match-box on the mantel-shelf. 1888 ‘Bernard’ From World to Cloister i. 9 He stood up, leaning against the mantleshelf. 1895 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 275 Having struck her head against the ‘mankle shelf’. 1911 H. S. Harrison Queed 152 The balled-up veil and gloves [were] on the mantel-shelf. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 67/1 There was a wide board running along the back of the mantel shelf which interfered with any wall decoration above the fireplace. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 23 The ornaments on an aunt's mantelshelf. 1981 L. Lawrence Earth Witch (1982) ix. 62 He took a box of matches from the mantelshelf. 2. Mountaineering and Rock Climbing. A projecting shelf or ledge of rock. Also (frequently attributive): a movement for climbing on to such a ledge from below by pressing down on it with the hands to raise the upper body, enabling a foot or knee to reach the ledge. 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 1897 O. G. Jones Rock-climbing 263 Close up against the wall that blocked the head of the gully, a long stride was to be taken across to a narrow ‘mantelshelf’ on the other side. 1941 C. F. Kirkus Let's go Climbing! iv. 60 Half-way up is a ledge..with no holds for some distance above... This is known as a mantelshelf. 1963 ‘G. Carr’ Lewker in Norway viii. 161 A firm right foothold, a smooth ‘mantelshelf’ movement, and he was up and standing on the rock bridge. 1968 P. Crew Encycl. Dict. Mountaineering 81 The mantelshelf technique has three main steps as follows: a pull up to raise the body as high as possible; changing one arm, and then the other, into a press-up position; cocking one leg up onto the ledge and slowly standing up. 1987 Climber Mar. 18/3 An unorthodox pull up and mantleshelf on one tool and the three move horror is past, the buttress crest gained. 1994 High Mountain Sports May 32/2 The 6c move on Velvet Silence is a mantelshelf to gain a standing position in a gutterline, chiselled along the lip of an overhang. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mantelshelfv. Mountaineering and Rock Climbing. intransitive. To pull oneself up on to a narrow ledge by placing one's hands upon it and pressing down to raise the upper body, thus enabling a foot or knee to reach the ledge. ΚΠ 1963 A. Greenbank Instr. Rock Climbing ix. 102 Instead of struggling on to grass ledges head first, you will mantelshelf on them in a few deft moves. 1965 A. Blackshaw Mountaineering (1973) 167 In the extreme case of a large flat hold with no other holds within reach above or below it may be necessary to ‘mantelshelf’ on to it. 1973 G. Moffat Lady with Cool Eye xiii. 165 She stepped up the wall, pressed down on her hands and mantleshelfed on a hold as big as a dinner plate. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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