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chimneypiece

chimneypiece noun: a mantelpiece.

chimneypiece: a mantelpiece
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Noun

chimneypiece (plural chimneypieces)

  1. A mantelpiece.
    • Partridge Fine Art of London has a carved and gilded rococo chimneypiece festooned with Ho-Ho birds, garlands of flowers, fruit and female masks.2007 February 9, Wendy Moonan, “Relics of the 19th Century, in a Sentimental Mood”, in New York Times

Forms of chimneypiece

pluralchimneypieces
alternative formchimney piece
alternative formchimney-piece

Origin of chimneypiece

From chimney + piece.

Questions about chimneypiece

What does chimneypiece mean?
Chimneypiece means a mantelpiece.
What part of speech is chimneypiece?
Chimneypiece is a noun.
What is the plural of chimneypiece?
The plural of chimneypiece is chimneypieces.

Words near chimneypiece in the dictionary

  1. chimneying
  2. chimneyless
  3. chimneylike
  4. chimneyman
  5. chimneymen
  6. chimneypiece
  7. chimneypieces
  8. chimneypot
  9. chimneypots
  10. chimneys
  11. chimneyscape

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