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chimney piece

noun

Chiefly British. mantlepiece.

Obsolete. a decoration over a fireplace.

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without interest or significance; dull; insipid.

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Words nearby chimney piece

chimkent, chimney, chimney breast, chimney cap, chimney corner, chimney piece, chimney place, chimney pot, chimney rock, chimney stack, chimney swallow

Origin of chimney piece

First recorded in 1605–15

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for chimney piece

“That foolish fellow is going to be late,” he muttered, glancing over his paper at the clock on the chimney-piece.
Post Haste|R.M. Ballantyne
He then went up to Rockley, snuff-box in hand, and addressed him as he was leaning against the chimney-piece.
The Master of the Ceremonies|George Manville Fenn
I still possess a pictured tile from a chimney-piece of this old mansion.
Memoirs|Charles Godfrey Leland
The elder man seemed to suffer the more, and he leaned heavily against the chimney-piece, supporting his head with his hand.
Pietro Ghisleri|F. (Francis) Marion Crawford

The Duke walked into his sitting-room, where Hume found him groaning, and standing by the chimney-piece.
The Greville Memoirs (Second Part)|Charles C. F. Greville

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