mantelpiece

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The density of the ornament is matched only by its cheapness, with chalices lined up on the mantelpiece like the decorator raided the trophy case of a middle-school gymnasium.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

Luckily for him, his mantelpiece is looking pretty full after his 2021 release, It Takes Two, snagged a clutch of the games industry's biggest awards.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

This product is about 4 inches long, with a string for hanging from your rearview mirror or mantelpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

A fallen tree’s “live edge” can make a nice mantelpiece or floating shelf, Elfline suggests.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Looking up, he could see his mother through the large curtainless windows inspecting a fine old mantelpiece in the living room.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy