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chimney-breast

chimney-breast is the alternative form of chimney breast.

Meaning of chimney breast

Noun

chimney breast (plural chimney breasts)

  1. The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built (usually inside a building)

Forms of chimney-breast

pluralchimney-breasts

Questions about chimney-breast

What is chimney-breast the alternative form of?
Chimney-breast is the alternative form of chimney breast.

Words near chimney-breast in the dictionary

  1. chimney sweepers
  2. chimney sweeps
  3. chimney swift
  4. chimney swifts
  5. chimney's afire
  6. chimney-breast
  7. chimney-breasts
  8. chimney-corner
  9. chimney-corners
  10. chimney-duty
  11. chimney-glass

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