- chimneypiece
- noun Date: 1664 an ornamental construction over and around a fireplace that includes the mantel
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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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 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 …
Fireplace mantel — Chimneypiece and overmantel, about 1750 V A Museum no. 738:1 to 3 1897 Fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, also known as a chimneypiece, originated in medieval times as a hood that projected over a grate to catch the smoke. The term has evolved to… … Wikipedia
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