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chimney piece
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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.
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A relic, saved no doubt from the wreck of the Abbaye de Chelles, stood like an ornament on the chimney-piece.
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A lamp stood on the chimney-piece shedding its rays over the Muse in one of her most bewitching aspects.
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He did not see the seat she offered him, but stood leaning his shoulders against the chimney-piece.
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He did not remember where he was; he lit a match and a candle on the chimney-piece.
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