mantelpiece

n. decorative structure which frames the sides and top of a fireplace, mantel

Fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, also known as a chimneypiece, originated in medieval times as a hood that projected over a grate to catch the smoke. The term has evolved to include the decorative framework around the fireplace, and can include an elaborate designs extending to the ceiling. Mantelpiece is now the general term for the jambs, mantel shelf, and external accessories of a fireplace. For many centuries, the chimneypiece was the most ornamental and most artistic feature of a room, but as fireplaces have become smaller, and modern methods of heating have been introduced, its artistic as well as its practical significance has lessened.
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Noun
1. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
(synonym) mantel, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece
(hypernym) shelf
(part-holonym) fireplace, hearth, open fireplace

(n.)
Same as Mantel.
  

mantelpiece /'mæntl/ (mantelpiece) /'mæntlpis/
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