Associations to the word «Mantelshelf»

Wiktionary

MANTELSHELF, noun. A shelf above a fireplace.
MANTELSHELF, noun. (climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke