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单词 mantelshelf
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mantelshelfn.

Brit. /ˈmantlʃɛlf/, U.S. /ˈmæn(t)lˌʃɛlf/
Forms: see mantel n. and shelf n.1; also 1800s mankle shelf (English regional (Devon)).
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mantel n., shelf n.1
Etymology: < mantel n. + shelf n.1 With sense 2 compare chimney n. 8.
1. A projecting part of a mantelpiece, serving as a shelf.
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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-
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.
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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
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.

Brit. /ˈmantlʃɛlf/, U.S. /ˈmæn(t)lˌʃɛlf/
Forms: see mantel n. and shelf n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mantelshelf n. 2
Etymology: < mantelshelf n. 2.
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.
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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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