mantelpiece
/ˈmæntlpiːs/noun
उच्चारण मैन्ट्ल्पीस
अँगीठी के ऊपर की ताक या पट्टी
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[C] especially British
a wooden, stone or marble shelf above a fireplace
अँगीठी के ऊपर की ताक या पट्टी
- A clock and two brass candlesticks stood on the mantelpiece.
- Her school prizes were displayed on the mantelpiece.
- She put the wedding photograph on the mantelpiece.
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- Christmas cards were arranged along the mantelpiece.
- An antique clock sat in the middle of the mantelpiece.
Synonyms mantel mantelshelf shelf
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on the mantelpiece
A mantelpiece is the shelf above a fireplace. Things are placed on it, so on is the normal preposition.
Mantelpiece अँगीठी या चिमनी के ऊपर बनी शेल्फ़ है। चीज़ें उस पर रखी जाती हैं, इसलिए सामान्य preposition on है।
- A clock stood on the mantelpiece.
- Radhika's trophy sits on the mantelpiece.
above / over the mantelpiece
Use above or over for things hung higher than the shelf, such as a mirror or a picture.
शेल्फ़ से ऊपर टँगी चीज़ों, जैसे दर्पण या चित्र, के लिए above या over का प्रयोग होता है।
- A portrait hung above the mantelpiece.
- There was a mirror over the mantelpiece.
mantelpiece (countable) and mantel
The shelf is also called a mantel or mantelshelf, and in British English mantelpiece is the usual word. It is a countable noun.
इस शेल्फ़ को mantel या mantelshelf भी कहते हैं, और ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में mantelpiece सामान्य शब्द है। यह countable noun है।
- The old house had two mantelpieces.
mantelpiece + noun / ornaments
The word often appears in descriptions of rooms, with objects placed along it.
यह शब्द प्रायः कमरों के वर्णन में आता है, जिसमें उसके साथ रखी वस्तुओं का उल्लेख होता है।
- Cards from friends lined the mantelpiece at Christmas.
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adjective + mantelpiece
marblewoodencarvedstonehighdusty
- The carved wooden mantelpiece was the pride of the drawing room.
verb + mantelpiece
place onput onlinedecoratedustlean against
- She dusted the mantelpiece every morning.
things on a mantelpiece
clockphotographcandlestickvasetrophycard
- Photographs of the family stood in a row on the mantelpiece.
mantelpiece + preposition
above the fireplacein the hallof the drawing roomin the old house
- The clock above the fireplace hung from the mantelpiece.
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- A brass clock ticked softly on the mantelpiece.
पीतल की घड़ी mantelpiece पर धीरे-धीरे टिक-टिक कर रही थी।
- The children hung their stockings along the mantelpiece.
बच्चों ने अपने मोज़े mantelpiece पर लटका दिए।
- Radhika placed a small idol on the mantelpiece of the guest room.
राधिका ने अतिथि-कक्ष की mantelpiece पर एक छोटी मूर्ति रखी।
- Wedding invitations were lined up on the mantelpiece.
विवाह के निमंत्रण-पत्र mantelpiece पर कतार में रखे थे।
- The old mantelpiece was cracked, but the family refused to replace it.
पुरानी mantelpiece में दरार थी, पर परिवार ने उसे बदलने से मना कर दिया।
- He leant against the mantelpiece and began to tell his story.
वह mantelpiece से टिककर खड़ा हो गया और अपनी कहानी सुनाने लगा।
- She took the framed photograph off the mantelpiece and looked at it for a long time.
उसने mantelpiece से फ़्रेम की हुई तस्वीर उतारी और बहुत देर तक उसे देखती रही।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
AaSpelling
Mantelpiece is spelt with mantel (not 'mantlepiece'), while mantle means a cloak or a layer that covers something.
Mantelpiece में mantel लिखा जाता है ('mantlepiece' गलत है), जबकि mantle का अर्थ लबादा या किसी चीज़ को ढकने वाली परत है।