mantelshelf
English
noun
Definitions
- A shelf above a fireplace.
- (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
Etymology
Compound from English mantel + English shelf.
Origin
English
shelf
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alongshelf English
- beamshelf English
- bookshelf English
- intrashelf English
- mantel English
- mantelboard English
- mantelpiece English
- manteltree English
- midshelf English
- overmantel English
- shelf English
- shelfbreak English
- shelfful English
- shelfie English
- shelflike English
- shelfmark English
- shelfward English
- shelfware English
- shelfworthy English
- shelfy English
- undershelf English
- шельф Russian
- mantel Middle English
- schelfe Middle English
- seilf Irish
- šelf Czech
- šelf Serbo-Croatian
- шелф Serbo-Croatian
- silff Welsh