chimney piece

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chimney piece¹

First recorded in 1605–15

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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