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chimney piece

noun

  1. Chiefly British. mantlepiece.
  2. Obsolete. a decoration over a fireplace.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chimney piece1

First recorded in 1605–15
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Example Sentences

She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.

A relic, saved no doubt from the wreck of the Abbaye de Chelles, stood like an ornament on the chimney-piece.

A lamp stood on the chimney-piece shedding its rays over the Muse in one of her most bewitching aspects.

He did not see the seat she offered him, but stood leaning his shoulders against the chimney-piece.

He did not remember where he was; he lit a match and a candle on the chimney-piece.

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