Difference between Mantle and Chimneypiece

What is the difference between Mantle and Chimneypiece?

Mantle as a noun is a piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by orthodox bishops while Chimneypiece as a noun is a mantelpiece.

Mantle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover or conceal (something). To become covered or concealed.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops anything that covers or conceals something else the zone of hot gases around a flame; the gauzy incandescent covering of a gas lamp the cerebral cortex the layer between the Earth's core and crust the body wall of a mollusc/mollusk , fireplace shelf. The top of a woman's torso, from her shoulders to her breasts

Example sentence: Our job... as we take forward this mantle of leadership as a new generation is to ensure that we not only bring our party back together, which has been bruised and battered this week, but that... we bring the parliament back together.

Chimneypiece

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A mantelpiece.

We hope you now know whether to use Mantle or Chimneypiece in your sentence.

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