chimneypot

British  

/ ˈtʃɪmnɪˌpɒt /

noun

1. a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards

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chimneypot

Mr. Churchill loves fine clothes, silk underwear, cream-colored pajamas, soft linen handerkerchiefs, grey suede gloves, chimneypot hats and lounge suits with a sly pin stripe.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It's not exactly what you may have been accustomed to," he said nervously, putting it down beside the battered chimneypot, "but it might be of some use—a protection to the head, you know."

From The Story of an African Farm, a novel by Schreiner, Olive

Almost every labourer has his Sunday suit, very often really good clothes, sometimes glossy black, with the regulation "chimneypot."

From The Toilers of the Field by Jefferies, Richard

It was amusing to see a bird flying about, suddenly tumble out of the air on to a chimneypot, then with tail tipped up and wings closed, dive into the cavity below.

From Birds in Town and Village by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

There are civilians in black cape-coats of the military pattern, topped off with cold, uncomfortable, but fashionable chimneypot hats, or, more sensibly, with high caps of beaver.

From Russian Rambles by Hapgood, Isabel Florence