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chimney corner

chimney corner noun: the side of an open fireplace or hearth in a home, traditionally thought of as a place for the old or unwell; an inglenook.

Noun

chimney corner (plural chimney corners)

  1. The side of an open fireplace or hearth in a home, traditionally thought of as a place for the old or unwell; an inglenook.
    • It is meere injuſtice to ſee an old, crazed, ſinnowe-ſhronken, and nigh-dead father ſitting alone in a chimnie-corner, to enjoy ſo many goods as would ſuffice for the preferment and entertainment of many children, and in the meane while, for want of meanes, to ſuffer them to looſe their beſt daies...1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Of the affection of fathers to their children”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 224
    • “I see a vacant scat,” replied the Ghost, “in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved.[…]”1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Three. The Second of the Three Spirits.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 96

Forms of chimney corner

pluralchimney corners
alternative form (archaic)chimney-corner

Questions about chimney corner

What does chimney corner mean?
Chimney corner means the side of an open fireplace or hearth in a home, traditionally thought of as a place for the old or unwell; an inglenook.
What part of speech is chimney corner?
Chimney corner is a noun.
What is the plural of chimney corner?
The plural of chimney corner is chimney corners.

Words near chimney corner in the dictionary

  1. chimney campanulas
  2. chimney can
  3. chimney cans
  4. chimney cap
  5. chimney caps
  6. chimney corner
  7. chimney corners
  8. chimney effect
  9. chimney effects
  10. chimney fire
  11. chimney flashing

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