Mantelpiece - The wood, brick, stone or marble frame surrounding a fireplace, frequently including an over-mantel or mirror above; sometimes called chimney-piece.
Mantelpiece/ Chimneypiece - a fireplace surround and its overmantel
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Mantelpiece The framed area surrounding a fireplace, usually of wood, brick, stone or mar
ble, frequently including a mantel shelf; sometimes called a chimneypiece.
An antique mantelpiece mirror and a footstall which Liz embroidered herself were destroyed, and the ceiling, carpet and walls were ruined by smoke and water.
LIZ'S FIERY FESTIVITIES by The Daily Mail (London, England)
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CHIMNEY-PIECE A mantelpiece, usually of wood or marble, that surrounds the sides and top of a fireplace opening.
CHIMNEY-STACK An upright structure in stone or brick, containing flues and rising above the roof.
 See also: Mantel, Architecture, Door, House, Floor
  
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