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chimneypiece en · NOUN

Etymology

From chimney + piece.

Meanings

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:

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