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Answer for the clue "Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace ", 11 letters:
mantlepiece

Word definitions for mantlepiece in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chimney-piece \Chim"ney-piece`\, chimneypiece \chimneypiece\, n. (Arch.) A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace; also, the shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; mantlepiece . [Chiefly Brit.] Syn: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel , mantelpiece , mantle , chimneypiece ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of mantelpiece English)

Usage examples of mantlepiece.

And in the Forest of Skund Twoflower and Rincewind settled down to a meal of gingerbread mantlepiece and thought longingly of pickled onions.