chimneypiece

chimneypiece
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, mantlepiece. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]


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  • chimneypiece — [[t]tʃɪ̱mnipiːs[/t]] chimneypieces also chimney piece N COUNT A chimneypiece is the same as a mantlepiece. [BRIT] ...the William IV marble chimneypiece, acquired specially for the room. Syn: mantlepiece …   English dictionary

  • chimneypiece — chim·ney·piece (chĭmʹnē pēs ) n. 1. The mantel of a fireplace. 2. A decoration over a fireplace. * * * ▪ architecture       originally, a hood projecting from the wall over a grate, built to catch the smoke and direct it up to the chimney flue.… …   Universalium

  • chimneypiece — noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece • Syn: ↑mantel, ↑mantelpiece, ↑mantle, ↑mantlepiece • Hypernyms: ↑shelf • Part …   Useful english dictionary

  • chimneypiece — noun Date: 1664 an ornamental construction over and around a fireplace that includes the mantel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chimneypiece — noun A mantelpiece …   Wiktionary

  • chimneypiece — n. mantel, shelf above a fireplace …   English contemporary dictionary

  • chimneypiece — /ˈtʃɪmnipis/ (say chimneepees) noun 1. a mantelpiece. 2. Obsolete a decoration over a fireplace …  

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